Adalia (Valladolid)

Adalia Parish
Adalia - San Salvador Church
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Montes Torozos
Coordinates	41 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 7 ′  W
Height :	775  msnm
Area :	16.19 km²
Residents :	53 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	3.27 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47129
Municipality number  ( INE ):	47001
administration
Website :	Adalia

Adalia is a place and a Spanish municipality with 53 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile and León .

location

The place Adalia is located in the Iberian Meseta a good 40 km (driving distance) west of Valladolid or a good 52 km northwest of Medina del Campo at an altitude of about 775 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 400 mm / year) falls over the whole year.

Population development

year	1842	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	k. A.	332	286	88	59

The continual population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the mechanization of agriculture .

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants lived mainly as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens) and, to a lesser extent, viticulture. Any surpluses generated could only be sold with difficulty because of the great distances to the urban markets.

history

In the 8th century, the area was used by the Moors conquered, but already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army of conquered areas north Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily destroyed the Christian successes. In the 11th century, the Kingdom of León extended its territory again to the Duero border; the place Andella (old place name) was one of them. After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 . The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period when it belonged to the diocese of Palencia and half to the Order of St. John .

Attractions

• The ground floor of the old houses is mostly built of quarry stone, the upper floor sometimes still consists of adobe bricks .
• The Iglesia del Salvador is the parish church of the place. It was built in the 16th century on the site of a Romanesque church and has a two-part bell gable and a portico ( portico or galería porticada ) added later on the south side. Its interior has three aisles; the altarpiece is from the 16th century. Other carved figures from the 15th to 18th centuries adorn the walls.
• The small hermit church (ermíta) of the Nuestra Señora de las Viñas stands in the middle of the former vineyards.

Web links

Commons : Adalia, Valladolid  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Adalia, history and sights - photos + quick facts (spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ^ Adalia - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Adalia - climate tables
4. ↑ Adalia -Bevölkerungsentwicklung
5. ↑ Adalia - history etc.
6. ^ Adalia - Parish Church
7. ↑ Adalia - Hermit Church