Herrera de Soria
Municipality of Herrera de Soria | ||
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Herrera de Soria - Church of NS de la Natividad
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Autonomous Community : | Castile and León | |
Province : | Soria | |
Comarca : | Comarca de Pinares | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 46 ′ N , 3 ° 1 ′ W | |
Height : | 1095 msnm | |
Area : | 26.07 km² | |
Residents : | 9 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 0.35 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 42144 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 42098 | |
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Website : | Herrera de Soria |
Herrera de Soria is a place and a northern Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with only 9 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of Soria of the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon . The parish belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria .
Location and climate
The place Herrera de Soria is on the edge of the natural park Cañon del Río Lobos approx. 57 km (driving distance) west of the provincial capital Soria at an average altitude of approx. 1095 m . The climate is harsh in winter, but temperate to warm in summer; Rain (approx. 550 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
Residents | 207 | 253 | 257 | 23 | 9 |
As a result of the increasing drought, the mechanization of agriculture and the resulting lower demand for labor, the number of inhabitants has declined sharply since the middle of the 20th century; there is also the abandonment of numerous small farms.
economy
The community is traditionally oriented towards agriculture (grain, sunflowers ); cattle breeding is also practiced on a small scale. In the past, people lived largely as self-sufficient ; after the improvement of the infrastructure, production is now mainly for the urban markets.
history
The Celts , Romans and Visigoths left no archaeological traces. In the 8th century the Moors penetrated into the region and were only pushed back in the 11th century ( reconquista ) . Then Christians from the north and south of the Iberian Peninsula settled here ( repoblación ) . In the 18th century the place belonged to the municipality of Ucero .
Attractions
- The church seems to be a construction of the 16th / 17th Century. The portal-free west facade is surmounted by a bell gable (espadaña) with an adjoining bell chamber . The interior contains two panel paintings from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Surroundings
- The adjacent natural park Cañon del Río Lobos with its juniper bushes and oak forests offers numerous hiking and recreational opportunities.
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).
- ↑ Herrera de Soria - climate tables
- ^ Herrera de Soria - population development
- ↑ Herrera de Soria - History