Truchas
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 Landscape near Truchas
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Castile and Leon | ||
| Province : | Leon | ||
| Comarca : | La Cabrera | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 16 ′ N , 6 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 1118 msnm | ||
| Area : | 301.38 km² | ||
| Residents : | 443 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 1.47 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 24740 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 24172 | ||
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| Website : | Truchas | ||
Truchas is a North Spanish municipality and a town ( municipio ) with 443 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon .
location
The place Truchas is located on the banks of the Eria river at an altitude of about 1120 meters above sea level. d. M. The distance to Benavente is about 90 kilometers (driving distance) in a south-easterly direction; Ponferrada is about 50 kilometers north. The community, which is comparatively large in area, consists of a further twelve localities or hamlets: Baillo, Corporales, La Cuesta, Cunas, Iruela, Manzaneda, Pozos, Quintanilla de Yuso, Truchillas, Valdavido, Villar del Monte and Villarino .
Population development
| year | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,026 | 2,675 | 1,610 | 1,159 | 720 | 507 |
In the 19th century, the population of the municipality was usually well over 3,000 people. Due to the mechanization of agriculture , the number of jobs fell significantly in the 20th century, which drove the rural exodus enormously.
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants of the community have lived mainly from agriculture and, here, mainly from cattle breeding; the forestry plays an important role. In the last decades of the 20th century tourism was added as a source of income; many vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( casas rurales ).
history
Little is known about the history of the high-altitude and probably relatively late settlement; The Celts, Romans, Visigoths and Moors left no archaeological traces. Some of the small parish churches date from the 15th and 16th centuries. Century.
Attractions
The area around Truchas offers many scenic impressions and is well suited for hiking.
Web links
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).