Almendral

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Almendral municipality
Almendral - San Pedro Apóstol Church
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Almendral (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Extremadura
Province : Badajoz
Comarca : Llanos de Olivenza
Coordinates 38 ° 37 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  W
Height : 325  msnm
Area : 67.5 km²
Residents : 1,232 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 18.25 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 06171
Municipality number  ( INE ): 06010
administration
Website : Almendral

Almendral (= "almond tree") is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 1,232 inhabitants (as of 2019) in the west of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura .

location

The place Almendral is a good 37 km (driving distance) southeast of Badajoz at an altitude of about 325 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is temperate, in summer it is warm to hot; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 555 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2016
Residents 2,618 3,357 3,559 1,478 1,282

The significant population decline in the second half of the 20th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

While the surrounding area was largely agricultural for centuries, small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds also settled in the village.

history

Celtic and Roman traces have not yet been discovered; Smaller Visigoth finds are now in the Museo Arqueológico of Badajoz. According to previous knowledge, the foundation of the village goes back to the Moorish period (8th / 9th century). Probably by Ferdinand III. (ruled 1230–1252) recaptured around 1230/35 and handed over to King Alfonso XI. of Castile (r. 1312-1350) in 1333 the village and surrounding lands to his court officials Enrique Enriquez. At the end of the 14th century, Portuguese army units and militants penetrated into the long-disputed areas east of the Guadiana River after the battle of Aljubarrota (1385), which was victorious for them ; allegedly they also looted and destroyed Almendral.

Altar of the Ermita de Finibus Terrae

Attractions

  • The center of the town is the rectangular Plaza España with its whitewashed houses. Here are the town hall, the main churches of the village and a four-pass-shaped fountain basin sunk into the ground, which is framed by azulejos.
  • The stone-faced church of San Pedro Apóstol with its unadorned and rather repellent-looking facade and its polygonally broken apse dates from around 1500. On the right side of the facade there is a round stair tower ; Above it rises a later added two-part bell gable . The Renaissance portal on the south side deserves attention . There are five baroque altars in the high-vaulted nave .
  • The simple church of Santa María Magdalena, possibly dating back to the 15th century, with its façade raised by a bell gable, is located on the north side of the square.
  • The three-aisled Ermita de Finibus Terrae was probably built in the 13th century; In any case, the portal seems to date from this time, whereas the interior of the church was later reworked. The high altar made of broken stone and clad with colored stucco is worth seeing .

Web links

Commons : Almendral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. Almendral - map with altitude information
  3. Almendral - climate tables
  4. Almendral - population development
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