Bea (Teruel)
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Bea - View of town with church
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Autonomous Community : | Aragon | |
Province : | Teruel | |
Comarca : | Comarca del Jiloca | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 9 ′ W | |
Height : | 1135 msnm | |
Area : | 23.37 km² | |
Residents : | 31 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 1.33 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 44492 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 44036 | |
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Website : | Bea |
Bea is a place and a municipality (municipio) with only 31 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the extreme north of the province of Teruel in the autonomous region of Aragon in the eastern center of Spain . The municipality belongs to the poorly populated Serranía Celtibérica .
Location and climate
The place Bea is located in the mountains of the Sierra de Cucalón on the north bank of the Río Huerva at an altitude of approx. 1135 m and is approx. 102 km (driving distance) in a northerly direction from the provincial capital Teruel . Despite the altitude, the climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 495 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
Residents | 162 | 174 | 189 | 45 | 30th |
The mechanization of agriculture and the task of rural small businesses and the resulting loss of jobs have to since the mid-20th century rural exodus out.
economy
Bea is traditionally oriented towards agriculture, with cattle breeding playing the largest role. Craftsmen had also settled in the village. Tourism in the form of renting out holiday homes hardly plays a role.
history
Celtiberian , Roman , Visigoth and even Moorish traces have not yet been discovered. It is believed that the area was previously only used by transhumants as a summer pasture for cattle and that sedentaration only gradually took place. Until 1248 the area belonged to the Comunidad de Daroca .
Attractions
- The Iglesia de San Bartolomé is a rubble stone building dating from 1745–1762. The upper part of the bell tower (campanar) , on the other hand, is made of bricks and has clear echoes of the Mudejar style . The crossing of the vaulted three-nave church is domed; in the nave there are several baroque altarpieces (retablos) .
- Surroundings
- In the municipality of Bea two are shrines (peirónes) .
- The Ermita de San Jorge stands on a hill about 2 km outside the village. The small chapel was restored around 2014.
Web links
- Bea, tourism site - photos + information (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Bea - climate tables
- ↑ Bea - population development
- ↑ Bea - Church
- ↑ Bea - Church
- ↑ Bea - shrines
- ↑ Bea - Ermita
- ↑ Bea - Ermita