Fuentespalda

Fuentespalda municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Teruel
Comarca :	Matarraña
Coordinates	40 ° 48 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ E Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ E
Height :	712 msnm
Area :	39.0 km²
Residents :	284 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	7.28 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	44587
Municipality number ( INE ):	44114
administration
Official language :	spanish and catalan
Mayor :	María Carmen Agud Aparicio (PAR)

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Fuentespalda ( Catalan : Fontdespatla ) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Teruel in the Autonomous Region of Aragón . It is located around 12 kilometers southwest of Valderrobres not far from the Río Tastavins in the Comarca Matarraña (Matarranya) in the predominantly Catalan-speaking area of Franja de Aragón . On January 1, 2019, the community had 284 inhabitants.

history

The municipality was already populated in prehistoric times. From this time rock paintings have survived in the valley of Figuerals . The site of the Vila Vella stands out from Roman times. In the era of the Reconquista , the place was given as a fief to the Bishop of Saragossa in 1175 . The settlement took place from the area of Lleida . The hamlet was initially under the municipality of Valderrobres , but soon gained the rights of an independent municipality. The place suffered from various armed conflicts and depopulation.