La Adrada

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La Adrada municipality
La Adrada - town view
La Adrada - town view
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Coat of arms of La Adrada
La Adrada (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile and Leon
Province : Ávila
Comarca : Arenas de San Pedro
Coordinates 40 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 38 ′  W
Height : 630  msnm
Area : 58.67 km²
Residents : 2,480 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 42.27 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 05430
Municipality number  ( INE ): 05002
administration
Website : La Adrada

La Adrada is a place and a central Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with 2,480 inhabitants (as of January 1 2019) in the province of Ávila in the Autonomous Region of Castile and Leon .

location

The place La Adrada is located in a wooded area on the south side of the Iberian Scheidegebirge about 75 km south of Ávila and almost 100 km west of Madrid at an altitude of about 630 m above sea level. d. M. The Río Tiétar , a tributary of the Tagus , flows about 3 km south of the place. The climate in winter is cool, in summer it is quite warm despite the altitude; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 365 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 914 1,289 1,907 1,958 2,583

La Adrada is one of the few rural communities in the province of Ávila whose population increased in the 20th century.

economy

The economic life of La Adrada is to a large extent forestry or agricultural oriented - in the past, grain, grapevines etc. were planted for self-sufficiency ; Vegetables came from the house gardens. Cattle breeding (previously mainly sheep and goats, today mostly cattle) was also operated. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village. In the meantime, rural tourism (turismo rural) also plays an increasingly important role in the economic life of the municipality.

history

Nothing is known about the earlier history of La Adrada; also Celtic , Roman and Visigoth missing certificates. In the 8th century the Moors overran the area; however, nothing is known of settlements. In the 11th century the area was recaptured ( reconquista ) and repopulated ( repoblación ) by the Christians - probably non-violently . In a document from 1274, the city council of Ávila gave permission to carry out large-scale clearing (roturaciones) in the area of ​​La Adrada. On October 14, 1393, King Heinrich III. the place the city rights (villazgo) , but the place came in 1423 under the manorial rule (señorio) of the constable Álvaro de Luna . The Marquesado de La Adrada was established at the end of the 15th century .

Attractions

La Adrada - Castillo
  • The most important building in the city is the castle (castillo) , which was probably built around 1400 from rubble stones and is comparatively well preserved or restored . In addition to the actual castle wall, this has an outer wall ring with a crenellated wreath ; the area in between is called " Zwinger ". The ruins of a Gothic church and a reconstructed palace building can still be seen in the actual courtyard .
  • The restored town square (plaza mayor) or (plaza de la villa) is a little gem; the town hall (ayuntamiento) with a small bell gable (espadaña) , a fountain (fuente) and other representative buildings are located here.
  • The unadorned Iglesia de San Salvador dates back to the 16th century and is built in the Herrera style ; it has a side bell tower (campanar) . The nave is vaulted; the late baroque altarpiece in the apse in the style of Churriguerism was added in the 18th century.
  • The Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Yedra possibly originated as early as the 13th century; however, it was fundamentally redesigned in the 16th century. In the connection of quarry stones and bricks , clear Mudejar influences can be seen inside and outside . A small masterpiece is the dome made of bricks, underpinned by crossing belt arches .
Surroundings
  • Two single arch bridges ( Puente Mosquea and Puente Mocha ) span the Río Tiétar; another (Puente Chico) crosses the Cercá brook . Some call them " Roman bridges "; however, it is more likely that it was built in the Middle Ages or in the early modern period.

Web links

Commons : La Adrada  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ La Adrada - Map with altitude information
  3. ↑ La Adrada - climate tables
  4. ↑ La Adrada - population development
  5. ↑ La Adrada - History
  6. ↑ La Adrada - Castle
  7. ↑ La Adrada - Castle
  8. ↑ La Adrada - Castle
  9. ↑ La Adrada - Place
  10. ↑ La Adrada - Church
  11. ↑ La Adrada - Ermita
  12. ↑ La Adrada - Bridges