Salamanca is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Valladolid, Ávila, and Cáceres, and on the west by Portugal. It has an area of 12,349 km² and in 2018 had a population of 331,473 people. It is divided into 362 municipalities, 11 comarcas, 32 mancomunidades and five judicial districts. Of the 362 municipalities, more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people.
In Spain, a comarca is either a traditional territorial division without any formal basis, or a group of municipalities, legally defined by an autonomous community for the purpose of providing common local government services. In English, a comarca is equivalent to a district, county, area or zone.
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.
Almenara de Tormes is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, and is part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of Salamanca and has a population of 249 people. The municipality covers an area of 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi). The village lies 782 metres (2,566 ft) above sea level and the post code is 37115.
Añover de Tormes is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 34 kilometres (21 mi) from the city of Salamanca and has a population of 93 people. The municipality covers an area of 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi).
Chagarcía Medianero is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 84 people. The municipality covers an area of 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi).
Santa Marta de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, on the outskirts of the capital Salamanca, located only 3 kilometers away. In 2018, it had a population of 14,732.
Garcihernández is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 590 people.
Tremedal de Tormes is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 44 inhabitants.
In the Battle of Alba de Tormes on 28 November 1809, an Imperial French corps commanded by François Étienne de Kellermann attacked a Spanish army led by Diego de Cañas y Portocarrero, Duke del Parque. Finding the Spanish army in the midst of crossing the Tormes River, Kellermann did not wait for his infantry under Jean Gabriel Marchand to arrive, but led the French cavalry in a series of charges that routed the Spanish units on the near bank with heavy losses. Del Parque's army was forced to take refuge in the mountains that winter. Alba de Tormes is 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Salamanca, Spain. The action occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.
The Region of León, Leonese region or Leonese Country is a historic territory defined by the 1833 Spanish administrative organisation. The Leonese region encompassed the provinces of Salamanca, Zamora, and León, now part of the modern Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. As is the case with other historical regions, and continuing with centuries of history, the inhabitants of the Leonese region are still called Leonese. Even today, according with official autonomous government, the historical territorial adjective is used in addition with the modern annexed territory, the rest of Old Castile, being "Castilians and Leonese".
Salamanca is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. As of 2018, the municipality has a population of 143,978.
The Regionalist Unity of Castile and León is a "regionalist, democratic, modern and innovative political party that, focusing on the principles of freedom, justice and solidarity, assumes the uncompromising defense of the legitimate interests of Castile and León."
Campo Charro is one of the 11 comarcas in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. It contains 42 municipalities: Aldeatejada, Aldehuela de la Bóveda, Arapiles, Barbadillo, Barbalos, Berrocal de Huebra, Buenamadre, Calvarrasa de Abajo, Calvarrasa de Arriba, Calzada de Don Diego, Canillas de Abajo, Carbajosa de la Sagrada, Carrascal de Barregas, Carrascal del Obispo, Doñinos de Salamanca, El Pino de Tormes, Florida de Liébana, Galindo y Perahuy, Garcirrey, La Sagrada, Las Veguillas, Machacón, Matilla de los Caños del Río, Miranda de Azán, Monterrubio de la Sierra, Morille, Mozárbez, Narros de Matalayegua, Parada de Arriba, Pelabravo, Pelarrodríguez, Robliza de Cojos, Salamanca, San Muñoz, San Pedro de Rozados, Sanchón de la Sagrada, Santa Marta de Tormes, Tamames, Tejeda y Segoyuela, Vecinos, Villagonzalo de Tormes and Villalba de los Llanos.
Comarca de Vitigudino is a comarca in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. It contains the following subcomarcas:
Tierra de Ledesma is a comarca in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. It contains 30 municipalities: Aldearrodrigo, Almenara de Tormes, Añover de Tormes, Doñinos de Ledesma, Encina de San Silvestre, El Arco, Gejuelo del Barro, Golpejas, Juzbado, La Mata de Ledesma, Ledesma, Monleras, Palacios del Arzobispo, Rollán, San Pedro del Valle, San Pelayo de Guareña, Sando, Santa María de Sando, Santiz, Sardón de los Frailes, Tabera de Abajo, Tremedal de Tormes, Valdelosa, Vega de Tirados, Villarmayor, Villasdardo, Villaseco de los Gamitos, Villaseco de los Reyes, Zamayón and Zarapicos.
Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo is a large comarca in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. It contains the following subcomarcas:
Alto Tormes is a comarca of Ávila and a is a subcomarca of Guijuelo in the province of Salamanca and Ávila, Castile and León.
Comarca de Guijuelo is a comarca in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. It contains the following subcomarcas:
Castillo de los Duques de Alba is a castle-palace in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca province, western Spain. It is the ancestral seat of the House of Alba. Today, the castle is in ruins and can be visited by the public.
