Mora de Rubielos

Mora de Rubielos
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Teruel
Comarca :	Gúdar-Javalambre
Coordinates	40 ° 15 ′  N , 0 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 15 ′  N , 0 ° 45 ′  W
Height :	1035  msnm
Area :	166.23 km²
Residents :	1,548 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	9.31 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	44400
Municipality number  ( INE ):	44158
administration
Website :	Ayuntamiento de Mora de Rubielos www.moraderubielos.com/InternetRural/moraderubielos/home.nsf/ Ayuntamiento de Mora de Rubielos

Mora de Rubielos ( Catalan : Móra de Rubiols ) is a small Spanish town in the southeast of the province of Teruel in the autonomous community of Aragon . Mora de Rubielos is the capital of the Comarca Gúdar-Javalambre . After the castle ( castillo ) and the former collegiate church ( ex-colegiata ) were declared national cultural assets ( Bienes de Interés Cultural ) in 1931 and 1944 , respectively, the entire place was recognized as a Conjunto histórico-artístico in 1978 .

location

Mora de Rubielos is located about 42 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of the provincial capital Teruel in the mountains of the Sierra de Gúdar at an altitude of about 1040 meters above sea level. d. The Mediterranean cities of Sagunto and Valencia are 92 and 116 kilometers to the south-east, respectively.

Population development

year	2005	2009	2012
Residents	1,553	1,756	1,649

Mora de Rubielos recorded the highest population in its history (over 3,000) in the second half of the 19th century.

economy

Agriculture and tourism (in winter also ski tourism) are the main sources of income for the place. It is an important handicraft and trade center for the region.

history

From the early history of the place there are flint finds etc .; some terra sigillata fragments from Roman times were also discovered. In 1171 the place was snatched from the hands of the Moors by the troops of Alfonso II during the Reconquista . The place subsequently changed landlords several times; from 1356 to 1365 it was occupied by Castilian troops.

Attractions

Inner courtyard of the castle

Gothic church of Santa María

• The mighty castle originally comes from the 13th and 14th centuries; However, it was redesigned in the 15th century with towering and almost windowless walls. In 1614 a Franciscan monastery was set up on its premises , but it was closed as part of the dismortment in the 19th century. The two-storey inner courtyard with its Gothic arcade arches is kept completely unadorned and probably also served the Franciscans as a cloister .
• The former collegiate church of Santa María is a Gothic building from the 15th century with a low-tiered portal on the south side; the capital zone of the robe shows male and female heads as well as vegetable ornaments. The single nave, squat looking nave is spanned by a ribbed vault; there is a star vault in the choir . The chapels built on the north side and the small cloister date from the 17th century.
• The forecourt of the church is surrounded by houses from the 16th to 18th centuries, some of which were decorated with coats of arms and belonged to wealthy large landowning families.
• Three gates have been preserved from the late medieval city wall - the Puerta des las Monjas, the Puerta de los Olmos and the Puerta de la Plaza.
• Five hermitages date from the 17th and 18th centuries: Dolorosa, San Roque, San Miguel, La Soledad and Loreto - the latter is also known as Santa Lucia.

Web links

Commons : Mora de Rubielos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mora de Rubielos, historical buildings - photos + information (Spanish)

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).