La Ginebrosa

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La Ginebrosa municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Aragon
Province : Teruel
Comarca : Bajo Aragon
Coordinates 40 ° 52 '  N , 0 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 52 '  N , 0 ° 8'  E
Height : 702  msnm
Area : 80.1 km²
Residents : 194 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 2.42 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 44643
Municipality number  ( INE ): 44118
administration
Official language : spanish and catalan
Mayor : Blas Antonio Villanova Altabella (PAR)
Website : [1]

La Ginebrosa is a Spanish municipality in the province of Teruel in the Autonomous Region of Aragón . It is located in the Sierra de la Ginebrosa around 31 kilometers south of Alcañiz in the south of the Comarca Bajo Aragón (Baix Aragó) in the predominantly Catalan-speaking area of Franja de Aragón . On January 1, 2019, the community had 194 inhabitants.

geography

The abandoned town and castle Buñuel belong to the municipality, which derives its name from the juniper .

history

The place, first mentioned in 1272, has belonged to the Order of Calatrava since the Reconquista . In 1291, Blasco d'Alagón received it as a loan.

language

Iso-closed in the Bajo Aragón and in the Matarraña

The Catalan dialect (Parlar d'Aiguaiva) spoken here and in the municipalities of Torrevelilla , Aguaviva and La Cañada de Verich has some peculiarities.

Residents

Development of the population
2001 2006 2011 2013
249 239 230 216

Attractions

The Puente de Cananillas bridge over the Bergantes .
  • The church of San Bartolomé with a six-leaf rose window .
  • The remains of the Buñuel (Buñol) castle from the time of Islamic rule.
  • The town hall, which dates back to the 17th century.
  • The hermitage of Santa María Magdalena.
  • The restored bridge Puente de Cananillas over the Bergantes .
  • Several wash houses.

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).

Web links

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