Aldeadávila de la Ribera

Aldeadávila de la Ribera municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Salamanca
Comarca :	La Ribera
Coordinates	41 ° 13 ′  N , 6 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ′  N , 6 ° 37 ′  W
Height :	679  msnm
Area :	46.18 km²
Residents :	1,224 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	26.5 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	37250
Municipality number  ( INE ):	37014
administration
Website :	Ayuntamiento de Aldeadávila de la Ribera www.aldeadavila.es/ Ayuntamiento de Aldeadávila de la Ribera

Aldeadávila de la Ribera is a municipality ( municipio ) in northern Spain in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon . The writer Miguel de Unamuno called the place the 'heart' ( corrazón ) of the mountainous landscape of the Arribes del Duero .

location

Aldeadávila de la Ribera is located in the extreme northwest of the province of Salamanca at an altitude of about 680 meters above sea level. d. M. in the rocky landscape of the Arribes del Duero Natural Park near the border with Portugal formed by the Duero River . The provincial capital Salamanca is about 100 kilometers (driving distance) in a southeast direction.

Population development

year	1950	1960	1970	1981	1990	2000	2013	2018
Residents	2056	3388	1965	1826	1345	1702	1324	1239

In 1900 and afterwards the place had a constant population between 1850 and 2030. The jump to over 3000 inhabitants in the 1960s is related to the construction of the nearby dam ( Presa de Aldeadávila ); after its completion in 1964, the population has fallen back to normal.

economy

Agriculture, especially the planting of vines , olive and fruit trees, traditionally plays the largest role in the municipality's economic life. In addition, the place was already the mercantile and craft center of the region in the Middle Ages. Income from tourism in the form of renting out holiday homes ( casas rurales ) has increased over the last few decades.

Attractions

Presa de Aldeadávila from Picón de Felipe seen from

Iglesia San Salvador

• The church of the place ( Iglesia San Salvador ) is a building of the 13th century, but in the 15th / 16th century. Century was profoundly reshaped. The bell tower , structured by horizontal cornices , which, with its two meter thick walls, was also designed as a defensive tower, impresses with its height of over 40 meters. On its third floor there is a vaulted hall for meetings. The pointed spire of the tower is surrounded by a parapet with integrated bell gables . As with many churches in northern Spain, the entrance to the church is on the south side. The apse is decorated with a baroque altarpiece by Diego de Salcedo .
• The Palacio de los Marqueses del Caballero-Aldeadávila de la Ribera is a classicist aristocratic palace from the 18th century. There is a cast-iron coat of arms on its outer wall .
• The Museo de Ecoturismo Las Majadas Arribeñas provides information about the geology as well as the fauna and flora of the Arribes del Duero Natural Park .
• From the Picón de Felipe viewpoint, located about five kilometers west of the village, and other miradores in the vicinity, there are impressive views over the Duero valley and the Presa de Aldeadávila dam, which was started and completed in the Franco era .

Web links

Commons : Aldeadávila de la Ribera  - collection of images

• Aldeadávila de la Ribera - Info (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).