Valero (Salamanca)
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| Autonomous Community : | Castile and Leon | ||
| Province : | Salamanca | ||
| Comarca : | Sierra de Francia | ||
| Coordinates | 40 ° 32 ′ N , 5 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 584 msnm | ||
| Area : | 26.27 km² | ||
| Residents : | 330 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 12.56 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 37764 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 37339 | ||
Valero is a place and a western Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with 330 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon .
location
The mountain village Valero is located on a southern slope of the Sierra de Francia on the Río Quilamas at an altitude of about 580 meters above sea level. d. It is about 64 kilometers (driving distance) in a north-easterly direction to Salamanca ; the beautiful city of Ciudad Rodrigo is located about 85 kilometers to the west. The towns of Miranda del Castañar and San Esteban de la Sierra , located approximately 14 kilometers southwest and 12 kilometers southeast, are also worth seeing.
Population development
| year | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2000 | 2014 |
| Residents | 691 | 561 | 612 | 394 | 449 | 309 |
The place had mostly around 800 inhabitants in the 19th century; The mechanization of agriculture has resulted in a constant population decline in the 20th century, which is still ongoing.
economy
For centuries, the population lived on agriculture (especially cattle breeding) as a self-sufficient living ; The craft ( wheelwright , blacksmith, etc.) and retail trade also played a certain role. In the area around the village there was and is still a small amount of viticulture. Vacant houses have been rented out as holiday homes since the 1960s.
history
The emergence of the mountain village is probably related to the reconquest ( reconquista ) and subsequent repopulation ( repoblación ) of the areas in the north of the Iberian Peninsula that were depopulated during the Muslim domination by the Leonese kings Alfonso VI. , Alfonso VII and Ferdinand II in the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1636 Philip IV bestowed the title of 'Marquis of Valero' on his faithful Juan Manuel Manrique de Zúñiga y Mendoza .
Attractions
- The single-nave parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. Century. A noteworthy - subsequently added - vestibule ( portico ) with a black and white pebble stone mosaic as the floor covering in front of the two south portals. The interior of the church contains three baroque altarpieces .
- The Río Quilamas feeds a natural swimming pool, which provides fun and cooling in summer.
Surroundings
- Wine was already grown in the region in earlier times. On hikes to San Esteban you will find the remains of former wine presses ( lagares ), which are carved into various granite rocks that cover the ground . Two basins are almost always arranged one behind the other, the lower one collecting the grape juice obtained.
Web links
- Valero, church - photos + information (spanish)
- Surroundings of Valero, wine presses etc. - Photos + information (Spanish)
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).