Duruelo

Duruelo is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 136 inhabitants (an hour away from Madrid). The closest river to Duruelo is the Duratón.

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Settlement.official_name: Duruelo
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Duruelo.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Duruelo ayuntamiento.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Duruelo.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Castile and León#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Duruelo
Settlement.area_total_km2: 17
Settlement.elevation_m: 998
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Official name: Duruelo
Population: 172
Area: 17.26
Elevation: 1014
Official website: www.duruelodesegovia.com
Image: Duruelo ayuntamiento.jpg
Licence plate code: SG

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postal code: 40312
Commons category: Duruelo
male population: 108
female population: 72
P8168: George Villiers

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Duruelo is the site where a small farm house was converted to house the first monastery of friars of the reformed Carmelites. This primitive, discalced Carmelite community in November of 1568 was one of the first for men begun by Saint Teresa de Jesus. Saint John of the Cross help to convert the old house with a few other monks. Frey Juan de Santo Matia, as he was known formally, changed his name to Juan de la Cruz (John of the Cross) there on November 28, 1568. In two short years, the small farm house became overcrowded and the monastery moved to Mancera de Abajo in June of 1570.