Torre del Bierzo

Torre del Bierzo es un municipio y localidad de la comarca de El Bierzo, provincia de León, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España. Tiene un área de 119,29 km² con una población de 2265 habitantes en 2015.

Torre del Bierzo (Galician: Torre do Bierzo) is a village and municipality in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,736 inhabitants. In 1944 it was the site of a train disaster in which it is believed over 500 people died when three trains collided in a tunnel. The main historical landmark of the village is a Roman Bridge over Tremor river built by the romans in the first century. It was part of the Via Nova or Via XVII, one of the main routes connecting the actual cities of Braga (Portugal) and Astorga (Spain)