Cernadilla
Zamora · Castilla y León
Cernadilla is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Zamora, autonomous community of Castile and León. It belongs to the La Carballeda traditional comarca. According to 2024 INE figures, the municipality had a population of 110 inhabitants.
Origins
Cernadilla es un topónimo ajustado a las características de sus suelos, constituyendo una especie de definición sobre ellos. Procede del bajo latín y ya el romance había hecho su aparición con Cernadal, lugar de tierras ligeras, abundantes en humus que las hacen fáciles de trabajar y que, dadas las características y abundancia de su vegetación, son fácilmente explicables.
History
In the Middle Ages, Cernadilla was incorporated into the Kingdom of León, whose monarchs undertook the repopulation of western Zamora.
During the Modern Age, Cernadilla was part of the province of the Lands of the Count of Benavente, and within this, part of the Receivership of Sanabria. The Venta de Cernadilla, owned by the Counts of Benavente, was a testament to the Count's jurisdiction over the area and its subjects well into the 19th century.
In any case, when the provinces were restructured and the current ones were created in 1833, Cernadilla became part of the province of Zamora, within the Region of León, being integrated in 1834 into the judicial district of Puebla de Sanabria. At this time, Pascual Madoz points out that two looms and two water mills operated in this place, one on the permanent Tera and another winter mill on the town stream.
In 1940 the municipality of Cernadilla took its current extension, when the old municipality of Valdemerilla was integrated into its area.
Cernadilla came to international attention in July 2025 when Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva were killed in a single-vehicle collision on the A-52 motorway near the village.
What to visit
Fiestas:
En Cernadilla son días festivos el 2 de febrero, día de la patrona, la Virgen de las Candelas, y el 3 de febrero, día del patrón, San Blas, son las fiestas patronales. En el mes de agosto se celebran las fiestas populares.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- February: Fiesta patronal: San Blas (3)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Herminio Aparicio del Barrio
Town hall of Cernadilla
Alcaldía: Herminio Aparicio del Barrio
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How to get there
- 🚗 99 km from Zamora (about 70 min by car)
- 🚗 182 km from Valladolid (about 128 min by car)
- 🚗 195 km from Oviedo (about 138 min by car)
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- ✈️ 111 km from León airport (about 78 min by car)
- ✈️ 168 km from Valladolid airport (about 119 min by car)
Practical info
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Unicaja Banco · 7 km away
- Caja Rural · 7.2 km away
- Banco Santander · 7.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- El Pino · 4.7 km away
- Moeve · 8.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador · 4.7 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Where to swim · 2.5 km away
- La Sienra · 5.7 km away
Wall
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News
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