Alba de Tormes

Alba de Tormes
Municipality
Panoramica of Alba de Tormes and the bridge over the river Tormes
Panoramica of Alba de Tormes and the bridge over the river Tormes
Coat of arms of Alba de Tormes
Coat of arms
Location in Salamanca
Location in Salamanca
Coordinates: 40°50′N 5°30′W / 40.833°N 5.500°W / 40.833; -5.500
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSalamanca
ComarcaTierra de Alba
Area
[1]
 • Total
46.51 km2 (17.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
836 m (2,743 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
5,166
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.albadetormes.com

Alba de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. The town is on the River Tormes upstream from the city of Salamanca. Alba gave its name to one of Spain's most important dukedoms, who had their ancestral seat in the Castillo de los Duques de Alba. St Teresa of Ávila died at a convent she founded in the town and is buried there.

From the 12th to the 19th century, the monastery of San Leonardo was located outside the walls of Alba.

During medieval times, a Jewish community thrived in Alba de Tormes, with the first record of Jewish presence dating to 1140 AD. The community thrived until the 1492 expulsion of the Jews.[3]

Notable people

Pictures

  • Church of St John of the Cross
    Church of St John of the Cross
  • Castle of the Dukes of Alba's Keep, founded in 1430
    Castle of the Dukes of Alba's Keep, founded in 1430

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Municipio:Alba de Tormes". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Alba De Tormes, Spain". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 25 June 2024.


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