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Herguijuela de la Sierra
Coat of arms of Herguijuela de la Sierra
Coat of arms
Location in Salamanca
Location in Salamanca
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Salamanca
Comarca Sierra de Francia
Area
 • Total 32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
648 m (2,126 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 264
 • Density 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
37619

Herguijuela de la Sierra is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It is located 86 kilometres (53 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 299 people. It is known, besides for its and other towns in the area's quaint old village air, for having a several-hundred-year-old beech tree nearby, one of two in all of western-central Spain.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi). It lies 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level and the postal code is 37619. The Sierra de Francia Park is situated in the municipality.

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