Sorbas (Spain)

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Sorbas municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Almeria
Coordinates	37 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  W
Height :	405  msnm
Area :	249 km²
Residents :	2,388 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	9.59 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	04270
Municipality number  ( INE ):	04086
Nearest airport :	Almeria
administration
Official language :	Spanish
Website :	www.sorbas.es
Location of the municipality

Sorbas is a Spanish municipality in Andalusia . It has 2388 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and is located at an altitude of about 405  msnm in the province of Almería . The demonym is Sorbeñi (Sorbeño (m), Sorbeña (f)).

history

The justification of the settlement with the name Sorbas is in the dark. It is assumed that the name is derived from the Arabic word for pot and dates the establishment to the time of the Islamic expansion to Iberia from 734 AD. The place is mentioned as Surba in 1089 . In 1488 he was handed over to the Catholic aristocracy without armed forces . The Moors are driven out of the region or convert to Catholicism .

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. ↑ see Surba in France

Web links

Commons : Sorbas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Natural Area Karst en Yesos de Sorbas (English)