Almoharín

Almoharín municipality
Almoharín - portico and gallery of the church
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Extremadura
Province :	Cáceres
Comarca :	Sierra de Montánchez
Coordinates	39 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 3 ′  W
Height :	300  msnm
Area :	93.68 km²
Residents :	1,811 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	19.33 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	10132
Municipality number  ( INE ):	10020
administration
Website :	Almoharín

Almoharín is a western Spanish city and a municipality (municipio) with 1,811 inhabitants (2019) in the province of Cáceres in the autonomous community of Extremadura .

location

The place Almoharín lies between several brooks (arroyos) on the southern edge of the maximally 850 m high Sierra de San Cristóbal at a height of approximately 300  m . The distance to the provincial capital Cáceres is about 50 km (driving distance) in a north-westerly direction; the historically significant town of Trujillo is located approx. 45 km to the northeast. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 480 mm / year) falls mainly from autumn to spring.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	2,092	2,879	4,274	2.141	1,848

The significant population decline since the 1950s is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

Viticulture, olive growing and cattle breeding have been practiced in the area since Roman times . The cultivation of wheat and other crops used to be mainly self-sufficient . Part of the municipality is wooded and is used as a hunting area. There is also a tungsten and tin mine that is being exploited by a British company.

history

Iberians , Romans and Visigoths hardly left any traces. In the 8th century Arab- Berber armies overran the region; the place name seems to come from Almohadic times. Around the year 1230 the area was occupied by Alfonso IX. Recaptured by León for the Christians ( reconquista ) and given to the Order of Saint Santiago ; then there was a new or resettlement ( repoblación ) by Christians from the north of the Iberian Peninsula and by refugees from Andalusia ( mudéjares ) . It was not until 1596 that Almoharín broke away from the neighboring town of Montánchez .

Attractions

• The south side of the three-portal and three-aisled Iglesia del Salvador received a portico with a gallery above it in the 17th century . Also noteworthy is the multi-tiered upper part of the bell tower (campanario) , which was built between the 15th and 18th centuries .
• The Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Sopetrán , built at the beginning of the 20th century, stands on the outskirts. It also has a portico - but on the north side.

Web links

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

• Almoharín - Photos + 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).
2. ↑ Almoharín - climate tables
3. ↑ Almoharín - Population Development
4. ↑ Almoharín - ore mine
5. ↑ Almoharín - History
6. ↑ Almoharín - Church
7. ↑ Almoharín - Ermita