Priaranza del Bierzo

"Cornatel" redirects here. For other uses, see Cornăţel.

Priaranza del Bierzo (Priaranza in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 918 inhabitants.

Priaranza del Bierzo
municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Region	El Bierzo
Municipality	Priaranza del Bierzo
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	793
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	Csb

It is one of the Galician speaking councils of El Bierzo.^[2]

Towns

Templar Knight in a tree of Santalla del Bierzo town (Priaranza del Bierzo).

• Priaranza del Bierzo / Priaranza
• Villalibre de la Jurisdicción
• Santalla del Bierzo / Santalla
• Paradela de Muces
• Villavieja / A Vilavella
• Cornatel / Cornatelo

Cornatel Castle (Ulver)

• 
  The Cornatel Castle in Priaranza del Bierzo, built in the 9th century.
• 
  Cornatel Castle as seen from the Hanging House.
• 
  View of the southern side.
• 
  View of the Cornatel Castle at night.

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Multilingualism in Spain. Teresa Turell. page 113

42°31′N 6°40′W