Palacios del Sil is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo

El Bierzo

El Bierzo is a shire in the province of León, Spain. The valley has the administrative status of comarca and its capital is the town of Ponferrada. Other major towns are Bembibre and Villafranca del Bierzo, the historical capital.- History :...

 (province of León

León (province)

León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....

, Castile and León

Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...

, Spain

Spain

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) . According to the 2004 census

Census

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 (INE

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

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), the municipality has a population of 1,373 inhabitants. Palacios del Sil is also a village.

Famous people

Some of the most known writers in asturleonés language have their origin in this municipallity, as Eva González

Eva González (Leonese language writer)

Eva González was a Leonese language writer; she was born in Palacios del Sil in 1918 and died in León in 2007. She has a dedicated street in León by her contribution to the literature in Leonese.She wrote:...

, Roberto González-Quevedo or Severiano Álvarez

Severiano Álvarez

Severiano Álvarez is a Leonese language writer. He was born in Cuevas del Sil , province of León in 1933. He had two mentions in Leonese language in their region variety in 1982 and 1983, and was awarded with two more in 1983- See also :...

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See also

• El Bierzo
  El Bierzo
  El Bierzo is a shire in the province of León, Spain. The valley has the administrative status of comarca and its capital is the town of Ponferrada. Other major towns are Bembibre and Villafranca del Bierzo, the historical capital.- History :...