title: Colmenar de Montemayor
text: # Colmenar de Montemayor
  
  Colmenar de Montemayor is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, Spain. Its postal code is 37711.
  
  ## Geography
  
  It is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca, at 830 metres (2,720 ft) above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 40 $km^2$ (15 sq mi).
  
  ## History
  
  It was founded by the king Alfonso IX of Leon in the 13th century.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  It has a population of 189 people (2015).
  
  ## Monuments
  
  * Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
  * House of the nobleman.
  * House of the Chantre.
  * Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación.
  