Montejo de Tiermes

Montejo de Tiermes, Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Soria
Legal district	Partido judicial de El Burgo de Osma
Area
– Total	167 km2 (64.5 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	246
– Density	1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Sotillos de Caracena, uninhabited village located within the boundaries of Montejo de Tiermes

Montejo de Tiermes is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 246 inhabitants.

Tiermes archaeological site

The Tiermes (Termes, Tarmes) archaeological site at Montejo de Tiermes, Soria stands out among the diversity of archaeological remains in the Iberian Peninsula. In the mid 1930s, Blas Taracena, the Spanish archaeologist, organised systematic digs at the site and called Tiermes "the Spanish Pompeii".

Coordinates: 41°22′N 3°12′W / 41.367°N 3.2°W / 41.367; -3.2