Villanueva del Campillo

Villanueva del Campillo
municipality
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Coordinates: 40°34′42″N 5°10′48″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Ávila
Municipality	Villanueva del Campillo
Area
• Total	45 km^2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation	1,449 m (4,754 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	103
• Density	2.3/km^2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Villanueva del Campillo is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 156 inhabitants.

The village is famous for its verraco, an ancient sculpture, which was found half-buried. The verraco has been reerected in the plaza mayor: the rear part of the animal was missing and has been reconstructed.

Villanueva del Campillo Church, of templar origin.

The verraco in the town is the largest found in the Iberian peninsula.

Notable people

• Ricardo Blázquez (born 1942), prelate of the Catholic Church

References

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