Sotoserrano (Salamanca)

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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Salamanca
Comarca : Sierra de Francia
Coordinates 40 ° 26 ′  N , 6 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′  N , 6 ° 2 ′  W
Height : 505  msnm
Area : 57.69 km²
Residents : 573 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 9.93 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 37657
Municipality number  ( INE ): 37313
administration
Website : Sotoserrano

Sotoserrano is a town in western Spain and a municipality ( municipio ) with 573 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-León .

Location and climate

The place Sotoserrano is about 2.5 km north of the Río Alagón in a natural park (Parque natural de Las Batuecas - Sierra de Francia) at an altitude of a good 500  m . Up to Salamanca it is approx. 90 km (driving distance) in a northeast direction; the lovely city of Ciudad Rodrigo is located about 66 km northwest. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 470 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 857 833 1,210 737 590

The population decline since the 1950s is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

For centuries, the population lived on agriculture (especially cattle breeding) as a self-sufficient living ; Sotoserrano is considered the cradle of the Jamón Ibérico . Crafts and retail trade also played a certain role. Empty houses have been rented out as holiday homes (casas rurales) since the 1960s .

history

Small Iberian finds were made on the banks of the Río Alagón ; it is believed that the tribe of Vettones moved here. In Roman times the "Silver Road" ( Via de la Plata ) ran through the area; The Moors also advanced north on it in the 8th century. After the Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) , King Alfonso IX gave. from León the area of Soto de Francia in 1192 to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela .

Attractions

" Roman Bridge " over the Río Alagón
  • The town center with its stone and half-timbered houses makes a simple, but tidy and pretty impression. The stone lintels of some houses have small coats of arms.
  • A public fountain, also known as cattle trough (Abrevadero) or washing area (lavadero) served, dates back to the 1791st
  • The parish church Señora de la Asunción is a three-aisled building from the 16th century. The interior with its artesonado ceiling supported by extremely slender columns almost gives the impression of a hall church . The altarpiece is dedicated to St. Consecrated to Ramón Nonato .
  • A stone Santiago cross stands in front of the church .

Surroundings

Festivals

Spread over the year there are several - originally religiously motivated - festivals in honor of Christ, Mary, the Mother of God, and other saints; The town's patron saint is San Ramón Nonato , the founder of the Mercedarian Order.

Web links

Commons : Sotoserrano  - 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. ↑ Sotoserrano - climate tables
  3. ^ Sotoserrano - population development
  4. ↑ Sotoserrano - ham
  5. ↑ Sotoserrano - Festivals