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    Ponferrada (Spanish pronunciation: [poɱfeˈraða]) is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Ponferrada, the second most populated municipality of the Province of León, is also the capital city of El Bierzo, the only comarca recognized as an administrative entity by law in the region.

    • 987
    • 11th century
    • 544 m (1,785 ft)
    • Spain
  2. Ponferrada es un municipio y ciudad española de la provincia de León, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León. Se encuentra en la comarca del Bierzo, de la cual es capital. Geografía. Panorámica. Fragmento de la hoja 158 del Mapa Topográfico Nacional de España de 2002 en la que se representa Ponferrada.

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  4. Find information on everything to see and do on a trip to Ponferrada. The best tour plans, what to visit, activities in Ponferrada etc | spain.info

  5. Ponferrada is a city on the confluence of the rivers Sil and Boeza in the province of Léon in Spain. It is about a hundred kilometers west of Léon. Explore Ponferrada. Under Roman times this area became the largest gold mining area in the whole of the Roman Empire.

  6. Sep 26, 2023 · The entirety of the Ponferrada-visiting Camino de Santiago route is designated as a World Heritage Site, as are the nearby Roman gold mines of Las Médulas. This capital of the El Bierzo comarca had an estimated 2021 population of 63,747, giving it a blend of city amenities and small-town touches.

  7. Ponferrada, city, León provincia (province), in the Castile-León comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northwestern Spain. It lies at the confluence of the Sil and Boeza rivers, west of the city of León. Identified with the Roman Interamnium Flavium, Ponferrada was refounded in the 11th.

  8. Castle of Ponferrada. The castle consists of a lar polygonal enclosure (more than 8,000 m2) with double and triple battlements, turrets, rooms and a large low courtyard or albacar. It was one of the largest fortress of north-western Spain during the Middle Ages.

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