San Esteban de la Sierra (Salamanca)
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 San Esteban de la Sierra - the townscape
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| Autonomous Community : | Castile and Leon | ||
| Province : | Salamanca | ||
| Comarca : | Sierra de Francia | ||
| Coordinates | 40 ° 30 ′ N , 5 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 640 msnm | ||
| Area : | 20.83 km² | ||
| Residents : | 343 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 16.47 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 37671 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 37284 | ||
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| Website : | San Esteban de la Sierra | ||
San Esteban de la Sierra is a place and a municipality in western Spain ( municipio ) with 343 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-León .
location
The mountain village of San Esteban is located in the Sierra de Francia on the south bank of the Río Alagón at an altitude of about 630 to 660 m above sea level. d. It is approx. 64 km (driving distance) in a north-easterly direction to Salamanca ; the lovely city of Ciudad Rodrigo is located about 72 km to the northwest. The towns of Miranda del Castañar and Sotoserrano , located approx. 16 and 23 km southwest, are also worth seeing. Due to the altitude, the climate is moderate; Rain (approx. 465 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2000 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1066 | 765 | 526 | 436 | 425 | 343 |
In the 19th century, the place usually had well over 1,000 inhabitants; As a result of the mechanization of agriculture, there has been a constant population decline in the 20th century, which is still ongoing.
economy
For centuries, the population lived on agriculture (especially cattle breeding) as a self-sufficient living ; The craft ( wheelwright , blacksmith, etc.) and retail trade also played a certain role. Viticulture was and is still practiced in the vicinity of the village. Empty houses have been rented out as holiday homes (casas rurales) since the 1960s .
history
The emergence of the mountain village is likely to be seen in connection with the recapture ( reconquista ) and subsequent recolonization ( repoblación ) of depopulated during the Muslim dominance areas in the north of the Iberian Peninsula . The first written mention of the place name Santisteban comes from the 15th century.
Attractions
- The single-nave parish church was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. Century. Noteworthy is a column-supported vestibule ( portico ) in front of the south portal , which was added later .
Surroundings
- About one and a half kilometers southeast of the village, a bridge crosses the Río Alagón; it is often referred to as the “ Roman Bridge ” (puente romano) , but it is more likely that it was built in the Middle Ages.
- Wine was already grown in the region in earlier times. On hikes you can find the remains of former wine presses (lagares) , which are carved into the granite rocks that cover the ground . Two basins are almost always arranged one behind the other, with suspended matter collecting in the higher-lying area and the grape juice in the lower-lying one.
Web links
- San Esteban de la Sierra, church - photo
- Surroundings of San Esteban de la Sierra, wine presses, bridge etc. - Photos + information (Spanish)
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).
- ↑ San Esteban de la Sierra - Map with altitude information
- ↑ San Esteban de la Sierra - climate tables
- ↑ San Esteban de la Sierra - History