- Source: Torre del Bierzo
Torre del Bierzo (Asturian: Torre de Santa Marina) is a village and municipality in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,736 inhabitants.
In 1944 it was the site of a train disaster in which it is believed between 200 and 800 people died when three trains collided in a tunnel.
The main historical landmark of the village is a Roman bridge over Tremor river built in the first century. It was part of the Via Nova or Via XVII, one of the main routes connecting the actual cities of Braga (Portugal) and Astorga (Spain)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar munisipalitas di León
- Antoni Gaudí
- Torre del Bierzo
- Torre del Bierzo rail disaster
- Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles
- 1944 in rail transport
- Hispania Tarraconensis
- Coalition for El Bierzo
- Unión Minera del Norte
- List of rail accidents (1940–1949)
- List of transportation fires
- List of municipalities in León
