Sotillo de la Adrada

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Sotillo de la Adrada municipality
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Sotillo de la Adrada (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile and Leon
Province : Ávila
Comarca : Arenas de San Pedro
Coordinates 40 ° 17 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  W
Height : 635  msnm
Area : 43.26 km²
Residents : 4,590 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 106.1 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 05420
Municipality number  ( INE ): 05240
administration
Website : Sotillo de la Adrada

Sotillo de la Adrada is a place and a central Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with 4,590 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Ávila in the autonomous region of Castile-León .

location

The place Sotillo de la Adrada is located in a wooded area on the south side of the Iberian Scheidegebirge on the upper reaches of the Río Tiétar about 67 km (driving distance) south of Avila or almost 100 km west of Madrid at an altitude of about 620 to 650 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cool, but in summer it is quite warm despite the altitude; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 370 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 914 1.929 3,104 3,575 4,535

La Adrada is one of the few rural communities in the province of Ávila whose population has steadily increased in the 20th century.

economy

The economic life of La Adrada is to a large extent forestry or agricultural oriented - in the past, grain, grapevines etc. were planted for self-sufficiency ; Vegetables came from the house gardens. Cattle breeding (previously mainly sheep and goats, today mostly cattle) was also operated. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village. In the meantime, rural tourism (turismo rural) also plays an increasingly important role in the economic life of the municipality.

history

Nothing is known about the earlier history of Sotillo; also Celtic , Roman and Visigoth missing certificates. In the 8th century the Moors overran the area; however, nothing is known of settlements. In the 11th century the area was recaptured ( reconquista ) and repopulated ( repoblación ) by the Christians - probably non-violently . In a document from 1274, the city council of Ávila gave permission to carry out large-scale clearing (roturaciones) in the area of La Adrada . The Marquesado de La Adrada was established at the end of the 15th century .

Sotillo de la Adrada - Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad

Attractions

  • Many houses with wooden balconies are from the 18th and 19th centuries. Century.
  • The Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad , built in the 16th century, is dedicated to the Trinity of God. In the 1960s, however, the church building had become so dilapidated that the decision was made to demolish large parts and - while maintaining the old dimensions - to rebuild them. Only the old clock tower (campanar) and by a flying buttress separated apse (capilla mayor) with its Artesonado -Holzbalkendecke preserved; the late baroque altarpiece (retablo) is also located here .
  • The Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios , about 600 m west of the church, is an externally austere building from the 16th and 17th centuries. Century.
  • A representative fountain system (Fuente de los Cinco Caños) was built in 1754. It supplied the small town with drinking water until the 1950s.

Web links

Commons : Sotillo de la Adrada  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. Sotillo de la Adrada - map with altitude information
  3. Sotillo de la Adrada - climate tables
  4. Sotillo de la Adrada - Population Development
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