Monroyo

Monroyo municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Teruel
Comarca :	Matarraña
Coordinates	40 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 2'  E
Height :	857  msnm
Area :	79.20 km²
Residents :	340 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	4.29 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	44652
Municipality number  ( INE ):	44154
administration
Official language :	spanish and catalan
Mayor :	Óscar Arrufat Maraver (PSOE)
Website :	[1]

At the city Hall

Monroyo ( Catalan : Mont-roig de Tastavins ) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Teruel in the Autonomous Region of Aragón . It is located on the national road 232 about 26 kilometers southwest of Valderrobres in the southwest of the Comarca Matarraña (Matarranya) in the predominantly Catalan-speaking area of Franja de Aragón . On January 1, 2019, the community had 90 inhabitants.

history

In the Reconquista , Monroyo was conquered by the Kingdom of Aragon in 1132 and definitely in 1169. In 1185 the place came to the Archdiocese of Tarragona . It was later given to the Order of Calatrava , who in 1209 took possession of the festivals that were already important during the Moorish times. Monroyo had the right to hold weekly markets since 1257, and a fair since 1382. During the War of the Spanish Succession , Monroyo was sacked and looted by Bourbon troops in 1705. In 1791 the municipality of Torre de Arcas was separated. In the Carlist Wars , Monroyo was attacked in 1836 and burned down in 1839; numerous buildings were not rebuilt later. After the Spanish Civil War , in which the troops of the Nationalists occupied the site in April 1938, the gate of Sant Roc was canceled.

Residents

Development of the population

1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2013
403	393	354	307	394	367

Attractions

• The listed ruins of the Castillo de la Muela or Castell de Mont-roig castle.
• The walled town center with the remains of four gates.
• church
• Town hall with its forecourt
• Casa del Marqués de Santa Coloma
• Casa Sastrón
• The Pou de la Vila fountain, said to date from the Arab era.
• The hermitage Ermita de la Consolación, destination of a Romería on Whit Monday.

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. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 1, 2015 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. 
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 1, 2015 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. 
4. ↑ http://www.sipca.es/censo/1-INM-TER-027-154-107/.html#.VZO0VtIVh9B

Web links

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