Cortegana

Cortegana municipality
Cortegana - town view with castle and church
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Huelva
Comarca :	Sierra de Huelva
Coordinates	37 ° 55 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 55 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  W
Height :	680  msnm
Area :	173.06 km²
Residents :	4,666 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	26.96 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	21230
Municipality number  ( INE ):	21025
administration
Website :	Cortegana

Cortegana is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 4,666 inhabitants (as of 2019) in the north of the southern Spanish province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia .

location

The place Cortegana is located on a hill in the western part of the Sierra Morena almost 100 km (driving distance) northeast of the port city of Huelva at an altitude of about 680 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is temperate, in summer it is warm to hot; the amount of precipitation (approx. 685 mm / year) falls - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	3,874	5,710	7,344	5,084	4,853

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. In the past, cork production played an important role, today it is more the various forms of tourism within Spain.

history

So far, there are no prehistoric and ancient finds. From Visigoth time , the place name is Cortesana handed down by the Moors in Cartsana transformed. During the recapture ( reconquista ) of the formerly Christian areas in the south of the Iberian Peninsula from the hands of the Moors, the city was in 1231 by the Portuguese King Sancho II. (Reg. 1223-1247 / 8) taken, but a few years later to Castile assigned; however, the area remained controversial for a long time between Castile and Portugal . The city received several privileges ( fueros ) from the Castilian King Sancho IV (r. 1284–1295 ) ; ten years later he ordered the construction of castles (castillos) in several important cities in the region.

Attractions

Castle (castillo)

• The history of the castle's origins is unknown; however, it is usually dated to the late 13th or early 14th century. The building, made of roughly hewn quarry stone , has four towers with a square and one with a round floor plan. In the rather small inner courtyard there is a cistern (aljibe) . The battlements and some vaulted rooms can be visited.
• The Iglesia del Divino Salvador , built from a mixture of rubble and bricks in the Mudéjar style , is dedicated to Christ as divine Redeemer. It was built around the middle of the 14th century, but was modernized in the 16th century. The interior of the church has three aisles and presents several altarpieces that were set on fire in 1936 but were saved and restored. The pulpit (pulpito) from the 17th century apparently remained largely intact. The silver church treasure is also noteworthy.
• The small Iglesia or Ermita de San Sebastián also dates from the 14th century; However, it was not changed in its external form except for the two portals and the bell gable . The nave was baroque in the 18th century.
• In the Calle La Caza some houses from the 14th century (casas mudéjares) have been preserved.
• The villa called Casa Estrada was built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the style of eclecticism .
• The large fountain (Fuente Monumental) in the main square dates from the end of the 19th century.

Web links

Commons : Cortegana  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Cortegana, sights - photos + information (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. ↑ Cortegana - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Cortegana - climate tables
4. ↑ Cortegana - Population Development
5. ↑ Santa Olalla del Cala - history etc.
6. ↑ Cortegana - Castle
7. ↑ Cortegana - Church Divino Salvador ( Memento of the original dated August 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Cortgana - Church of San Sebastián
9. ↑ Cortgana - Casas Mudéjar
10. ↑ Cortegana - Casa Estrada
11. ↑ Cortegana - Fountain