Fuentes de Oñoro
Fuentes de Oñoro | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Salamanca | |
Fuentes de Oñoro Location of Fuentes de Oñoro Fuentes de Oñoro Fuentes de Oñoro (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′18″N 6°48′47″W / 40.58833°N 6.81306°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Salamanca |
| Comarca | Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo |
| Subcomarca | Campo de Argañán |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isidoro José Alanís Marcos (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,012 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37480 |
Fuentes de Oñoro is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 124 kilometres (77 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca, and has a population of 1058 people. It was the site of a significant battle in 1811, during the Peninsular War.
It is a border town, and is directly connected to the most important Portuguese terrestrial border of Vilar Formoso.