La Hiniesta

Place in Castile and León, Spain
La Hiniesta
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Zamora
MunicipalityLa Hiniesta
Area
 • Total33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total320
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

La Hiniesta, 7 km from the capital, Zamora, of (Reino de León) currently belongs to the province of the same name in the Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-León in Spain. Uts population was 364 inhabitants (Census 2004 by INE). Its major attraction is the Iglesia de Santa María, a church that King Sancho IV of Leon ordered built in the honor of the Virgin, who appeared to him in una cacería entre unas hiniestas o retamas, from whence it gets its more frequently-used name, Virgen de la Hiniesta. Among its more famous products are the sheep milk cheese, of exquisite purity, of both natural and artisanal manufacture.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


41°33′N 5°48′W / 41.550°N 5.800°W / 41.550; -5.800

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