Villafranca de la Sierra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Villafranca de la Sierra
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Ávila
Municipality	Villafranca de la Sierra
Area
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	132
• Density	3.38/km2 (8.77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Villafranca de la Sierra is a small town, also called a municipality, located in Spain. It's found in the province of Ávila, which is part of the Castile and León region. In 2018, about 132 people lived there.

Exploring Villafranca de la Sierra's History and Landmarks

Villafranca de la Sierra is a place with a rich history, especially seen in its old buildings. These structures tell stories of how the town has changed over many centuries.

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church: A Historic Building

The Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church is a very old and important building in Villafranca de la Sierra. It was built in the 1400s, which is the fifteenth century!

Church Design and Features

The church is made from large, cut stones. It has one main area, called a nave, and a bell tower. This church was actually built on top of an even older church from the Romanesque period.

The oldest part of the church is a special chapel shaped like a half-circle, possibly from the 1300s. The main altar inside the church was finished around 1690. The back part of the church, called the apse, is round and has two side entrances that were rebuilt in the 1600s.

The main area of the church has three round arches with fancy decorations. These arches used to support a different type of ceiling, but now they have plaster vaults. The main arch connecting the nave to the chapel was also rebuilt in the 1500s.

View of Villafranca de la Sierra from Pena Levante

See also

In Spanish: Villafranca de la Sierra para niños