Bembibre

Bembibre () is a municipality and a city located in the region of El Bierzo, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 9,631 inhabitants. The second largest urban settlement in the region of El Bierzo, it is considered the capital of the "Bierzo Alto" traditional shire. Two rivers cross Bembibre: Boeza and Noceda.

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Settlement.name: Bembibre
Settlement.motto: Interamnium Flavium (Between Rivers)
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Bembibre.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castile and León
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: León
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: El Bierzo
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Bembibre
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: José Manuel Otero Merayo
Settlement.leader_party: PP
Settlement.area_total_km2: 63.42

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Official name: Bembibre
Demonym: Bembibrense
Population: 8041
Area: 63.42
Elevation: 644
Official website: www.aytobembibre.es
Image: Bembibre.JPG
Dialing code: 987
Licence plate code: LE

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Commons category: Bembibre
postal code: 24300
native label: Bembibre
male population: 4220
female population: 4485

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== History == The numerous remains of Cisastur fortifications (castros) found along the city's surroundings prove that man has inhabited these lands from ancient times. However, the origin of the current settlements goes back to the repopulations made in the Middle Ages during the centuries ninth through eleventh, linked to the Church and the edification of several monasteries in the region.