El Oso, Ávila facts for kids
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El Oso
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 El Oso
Location in Castile and León
El Oso
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Ávila |
| Municipality | El Oso |
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| • Total | 18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 893 m (2,930 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 172 |
| • Density | 9.302/km2 (24.09/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
El Oso is a municipality (pop. 229) in the Spanish province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
Megalith
The village takes its name (which means "the bear") from a megalithic monument outside the church. The monument in question may not have been intended to represent a bear. It is classed as a Verraco, a type of prehistoric monument found in central Spain, which shares its name with the Spanish word for a boar. Local legend identifies this example as a bear.
See also
In Spanish: El Oso (Ávila) para niños
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