Carrascal de Barregas (Salamanca)
| Carrascal de Barregas municipality | |||
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 Carrascal de Barregas - town center with church
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Salamanca | ||
| Comarca : | Campo de Salamanca | ||
| Coordinates | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 795 msnm | ||
| Area : | 76.6 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,206 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 15.74 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 37129 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 37087 | ||
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| Website : | Carrascal de Barregas | ||
Carrascal de Barregas is one of several - some already abandoned - hamlets (Pedanías) and new areas (Urbanizaciones) existing western Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with 1,206 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of Salamanca in the south of the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon .
Location and climate
The municipality of Carrascal de Barregas is located in the west of the provincial capital Salamanca at an altitude of approx. 795 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 410 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
| Residents | 384 | 344 | 1,026 | 495 | 1,151 |
The population decline since the 1950s is due to the mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the resulting loss of jobs. The increase since the beginning of the 21st century is mainly due to the proximity to the city of Salamanca.
economy
For centuries, the population of the community lived on agriculture, which included cattle breeding, on a self-sufficient basis ; Surplus could be sold on the street and weekly markets in Salamanca. There were craftsmen and small traders only in Salamanca.
history
It is believed that the Celtic tribe of the Vettones settled here, but there are no traces of them, as well as of the Romans , Visigoths and even of the Moors who advanced north in the 8th century . After the Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) (1200) King gave Alfonso IX. from León the area of Carrascal for repopulation ( repoblación ) free.
Attractions
The church, built mainly from rubble stones , probably dates from the 14th century; the dominant three-part bell gable (espadaña) , built from precisely hewn stones, is a later ingredient. The three-aisled interior is spanned by wooden ceilings.
Web links
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).
- ↑ Carrascal de Barregas - climate tables
- ↑ Carrascal de Barregas - Population Development
- ↑ Carrascal de Barregas - History