Bembibre
Sign in to saveBembibre () is a municipality and a city located in the region of El Bierzo, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 9,631 inhabitants. The second largest urban settlement in the region of El Bierzo, it is considered the capital of the "Bierzo Alto" traditional shire. Two rivers cross Bembibre: Boeza and Noceda.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bembibre
- Settlement.motto
- Interamnium Flavium (Between Rivers)
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Bembibre.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Castile and León
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- León
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- El Bierzo
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Bembibre
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- José Manuel Otero Merayo
- Settlement.leader_party
- PP
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 63.42
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Bembibre () is a municipality and a city located in the region of El Bierzo, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 9,631 inhabitants. The second largest urban settlement in the region of El Bierzo, it is considered the capital of the "Bierzo Alto" traditional shire. Two rivers cross Bembibre: Boeza and Noceda.
== History == The numerous remains of Cisastur fortifications (castros) found along the city's surroundings prove that man has inhabited these lands from ancient times. However, the origin of the current settlements goes back to the repopulations made in the Middle Ages during the centuries ninth through eleventh, linked to the Church and the edification of several monasteries in the region.