Ulea

Ulea municipality
Ulea in the Valle de Ricote
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Murcia
Comarca :	Valle de Ricote
Coordinates	38 ° 8 ′  N , 1 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 8 ′  N , 1 ° 20 ′  W
Height :	125  msnm
Area :	40.04 km²
Residents :	874 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	21.83 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	30612
Municipality number  ( INE ):	30040
administration
Website :	Ulea

Ulea is a town in southern Spain and a municipality ( municipio ) consisting of the main town, a hamlet (caserio) and two individual farms with a total of 874 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the center of the province of Murcia in the autonomous region of Murcia of the same name .

location

The place Ulea lies in a loop of the Río Segura about 35 km (driving distance) northwest of the city of Murcia at an altitude of about 110 to 130 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is temperate, in summer it is warm to hot; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 300 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed throughout the year.

Population development

year	1877	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	788	1,198	1,559	959	913

The continuous population decline since the second half of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

Ulea is located in the Valle de Ricote in the agriculturally used core zone of the province of Murcia - grain, grapevines as well as olive and fruit trees of all kinds were planted; Vegetables came from the house gardens. Today mainly peaches, apricots and pears are harvested. Small traders, craftsmen and service companies of all kinds have settled in the village. There are also several holiday homes (casas rurales) .

history

Small Iberian finds were made in the municipality; the remains of a walled late antique settlement were also uncovered. In the years after 711 the area was overrun by the Moors ; around the year 825 there was already a fortress (Castillo de los Peñascales) . The place name Rikut has been handed down from this time . After the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba that arose Taifa Kingdom Murcia, which after the reconquest ( reconquista ) of the region by Castilian troops under Alfonso X in 1243 in a Christian kingdom was converted, which, however closely with the Crown of Castile was intertwined . The region of the Valle de Ricote was given to the Order of Santiago , but from 1296 to 1304 it came temporarily under Aragonese rule and in 1477 briefly under the rule of the Nasrid rulers of Granada . At the beginning of the 16th century, many Moors ( moriscos ) left the country; others stayed and were not until the beginning of the 17th century by decrees of Philip III. or his First Minister, the Duke of Lerma , expelled from the country, which had negative demographic and economic consequences for the region.

Casa del Cura

Attractions

• The in 16./17. Iglesia de San Bartolomé , built in the 17th century, rises near the highest point of the village. The bell tower made of quarry stones ends with a modern lantern . The interior of the domed church has only one nave, but has side chapels. In 1939, the building was badly damaged in a fire, but then restored.
• The four-storey Casa del Cura dates from 1910 to 1912 and was once the home of a fruit exporter. The building presents elements of historicism such as corner turrets, windows with decorative frames and balconies with balustrades. The building now serves as a rectory.

Web links

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

• Ulea - photo + brief information

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. ↑ Ulea - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Ulea - climate tables
4. ↑ Ulea - population development
5. ↑ Ulea - Economy etc.
6. ↑ Ulea story
7. ↑ Ulea - Iglesia de San Bartolomé
8. ↑ Ulea - Casa del Cura