Castellanos de Moriscos (Salamanca)
| Castellanos de Moriscos municipality | |||
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 Castellanos de Moriscos - Church of San Esteban
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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 : | La Armuña | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 1 ′ N , 5 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 835 msnm | ||
| Area : | 13.84 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,677 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 193.42 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 37439 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 37092 | ||
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| Website : | Castellanos de Moriscos | ||
Castellanos de Moriscos is a town in western Spain and a municipality ( municipio ) with 2,677 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-León .
Location and climate
The place Castellanos de Moriscos is located in the Castilian plateau just 10 km (driving distance) northeast of the provincial capital Salamanca at an altitude of approx. 835 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 400 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
| Residents | 411 | 507 | 492 | 373 | 2,557 |
The rapid population increase since the beginning of the 21st century is due to the planning and creation of new building districts close 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 ; excess income could be sold in Salamanca. Craftsmen and small traders have settled in the village.
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 final Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) around the year 1200 , King Alfonso IX. from León the area of Castellanos free for repopulation ( repoblación ) - the place name is also reminiscent of this time, the first documentary mention of which comes from the 13th century.
Attractions
The Iglesia de San Esteban was built in the first half of the 16th century on the site of a previous medieval building. The side bell tower (campanario) protrudes only a little over the roof of the church. In a niche with a shell over the generally richly designed Renaissance portal there is a statue of Our Lady ; hovering angels hold a cloth with the face of Christ. The triangular gable above almost seems to float above the portal. The interior of the church, about 13 m wide and just as high, has a single nave and is vaulted.
literature
- Hilario Almeida Cuesta: Castellanos de Moriscos: datos históricos y semblanzas de un pueblo singular en la armuña alta salmantina. Self-published 2016, ISBN 978-8461745265 .
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).
- ↑ Castellanos de Moriscos - Climate tables
- ^ Castellanos de Moriscos - population development
- ↑ Castellanos de Moriscos - History