Cervera de Buitrago

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Cervera de Buitrago
Bandera de Cervera de Buitrago.svg
Escudo de Cervera de Buitrago.svg
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Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Community of Madrid
Area
  Total4.64 sq mi (12.02 km2)
Elevation
3,005 ft (916 m)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total149
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Cervera de Buitrago is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sierra Norte.

Houses in Cervera de Buitrago Casa de Cervera de Buitrago.jpg
Houses in Cervera de Buitrago

Local curiosities

The village has been occasionally mentioned in journalism and literature devoted to curiosities for a reported high frequency of polydactyly among its inhabitants, whereby six or seven fingers are found per hand or foot. Fantastical literature also mentions UFO activity in the area. [2] [3]

Coordinates: 40°55′N3°32′W / 40.917°N 3.533°W / 40.917; -3.533

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "El ovni que aterrizó en Cervera y por qué sus habitantes tenían siete dedos". abc (in Spanish). 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. Zohar StarGate Ancient Discoveries, The Strangest Ancient Anomaly That Has Never Been Fully Explained By ANY Historian , retrieved 2019-02-04[ dead YouTube link ]