Valdeltormo

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Valdeltormo municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Aragon
Province : Teruel
Comarca : Matarraña
Coordinates 40 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  E
Height : 436  msnm
Area : 16.00 km²
Residents : 283 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 17.69 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 44620
Municipality number  ( INE ): 44245
administration
Official language : spanish and catalan
Mayor : José Miguel Timoneda Puyo (PAR)
Website : valdeltormo.com
Valdeltormo

Valdeltormo ( Catalan : La Vall de Tormo ) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Teruel in the Autonomous Region of Aragón . It is located on the national road 420 west of Calaceite in the Comarca Matarraña (Matarranya) in the predominantly Catalan-speaking area of Franja de Aragón . On January 1, 2019, the community had 283 inhabitants.

history

The settlement is proven by ceramic finds from the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age . There were also several settlements during the Iberian era . The place finally came to the Crown of Aragon in 1168 under King Alfonso II . Ecclesiastically, Valdetormos belonged to Valjunquera until 1407 . In 1643 the place, which is closely linked to the Order of Calatrava , was plundered and pillaged. During the Spanish Civil War , the mayor (alcalde) and all council members were fusilated. In December 1947, the Maquis attacked a train on the Ferrocarril del Val de Zafán railway, which was closed in 1973 . The rural exodus led to a sharp decline in population.

Residents

Development of the population
2001 2006 2011 2013
377 349 324 322

traffic

The Vía Verde de la Val de Zafán cycle path was established on the disused railway line .

Attractions

  • The parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, built in 1698.
  • The old City Hall.
  • The new town hall in the Casa del Negre.
  • The chapel of San Roque.
  • The fountain of Moorish origin.
  • The column of the piedad from 1690.
  • The ruins of the medieval tower Torre Cremá or Torre Cremada.

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).

Web links

Commons : La Vall de Tormo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files