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{{Short description|Mountain range in Spain}}
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The '''Sierra de Francia''' is a [[mountain range]] located in [[Sierra de Francia Comarca]] at the southern end of [[Salamanca Province]], [[Castile and León]], [[Spain]]. It is located about 70 km from [[Salamanca]] city. The region is sparsely inhabited and its few towns have great cultural value.

Most of the Sierra de Francia's territory, together with the valley of [[Las Batuecas]] was declared [[Natural Park of Las Batuecas|Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park]] in 1978.
Together with neighboring [[Sierra de Béjar (mountain range)|Sierra de Béjar]] it constitutes a [[Biosphere Reserve]].<ref>[http://parquesnaturales.consumer.es/documentos/castilla_y_leon/las_batuecas/index.php Parque Natural Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125190824/http://parquesnaturales.consumer.es/documentos/castilla_y_leon/las_batuecas/index.php |date=2009-01-25 }}</ref> Some of the towns of the comarca have been officially declared [[Historic preservation|Conjunto Histórico-Artístico]] owing to their cultural and architectural value.<ref>[http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/cm/tkRegion?pgseed=1155908424480&locale=es_ES&textOnly=false&idContent=7679&region=Sierra+de+Francia Web de Turismo de la Junta de Castilla y León] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927080532/http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/cm/tkRegion?pgseed=1155908424480&locale=es_ES&textOnly=false&idContent=7679&region=Sierra+de+Francia |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
The Sierra de Francia is one of the mountain ranges belonging to the [[Sistema Central]]. Its forested mountain slopes ([[alder]], [[oak]], [[pine]] and [[fraxinus|ash]]) rise over the Northern Castilian Plateau, marking the geographical limit of its southwestern plains (''Llanura Salmantina''). From its southern side this mountain chain marks the northern limit of [[Las Hurdes]], the [[Extremadura]]n comarca.

The Sierra de Francia consists of a quite regular succession of peaks of moderate height, of which the [[Pico de La Hastiala]] (1.735 m) is the highest. At the top of the [[Peña de Francia]] (1723 m) stands one of the highest [[Virgin Mary]] shrines of the world, as well as a [[RTVE]] antenna. Other summits worth mentioning are the [[Mesa del Francés]] (1.638 m) and the [[Pico Robledo]] (1.614 m). All these peaks are usually covered with snow in the winter season.

Among the rivers that cut valleys in the sierra, the most famous is the [[Francia River|Río Francia]], which gives the mountain chain its name, as well as the [[Alagón River|Alagón]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.dipsanet.es/turismo/comarcas/sierradefrancia.htm Diputación de Salamanca - Turismo - Sierra de Francia.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927080532/http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/cm/tkRegion?pgseed=1155908424480&locale=es_ES&textOnly=false&idContent=7679&region=Sierra+de+Francia Web de Turismo de la Junta de Castilla y León.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080220182140/http://www.patrimonionatural.org/ren/batuecas.html Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León]

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[[Category:Sistema Central|Francia]]
[[Category:Biosphere reserves of Spain]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Castile and León|Francia]]
[[Category:Geography of the Province of Salamanca]]
[[Category:Natural parks of Spain]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1978]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Castile and León]]

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