Fresno de Caracena

Fresno de Caracena
View of Fresno de Caracena Village
Fresno de Caracena
Location in Spain.
Fresno de Caracena
Fresno de Caracena (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°27′09″N 3°05′26″W / 41.45250°N 3.09056°W / 41.45250; -3.09056
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Soria
ComarcaTierras del Burgo
Government
  MayorTomás Arranz Bravo (People's Party)
Area
  Total
16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation
952 m (3,123 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
22
  Density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website

Fresno de Caracena is a municipality located in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It had a population of 22 inhabitants in 2023 and it is one of the less populated areas of the country. Fresno de Caracena is the place where Pere Abat was a cleric, who is supposedly the author of the book "El Cantar del Mio Cid".

Fresno de Caracena is also the location of a 12th-century church and a rollo picota used in the past to hang criminals.