Valjunquera
Valjunquera municipality | ||
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Aragon | |
Province : | Teruel | |
Comarca : | Matarraña | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 57 ' N , 0 ° 2' E | |
Height : | 552 msnm | |
Area : | 41.84 km² | |
Residents : | 330 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 7.89 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 44595 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 44247 | |
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Official language : | spanish and catalan | |
Mayor : | Ismael Brenchat Gil (PAR) |
Valjunquera ( Catalan : Valljunquera ) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Teruel in the autonomous region of Aragón . It is located around 16 kilometers northwest of Valderrobres in the Comarca Matarraña (Matarranya) in the predominantly Catalan-speaking area of Franja de Aragón . On January 1, 2019, the community had 330 inhabitants.
history
In the vicinity of the mainly agrarian community are three archaeological sites from the Iberian era : Mirablanc, Castellar and Lliri. The originally walled place should go back to an Arab foundation; he came to the Order of Calatrava after the Reconquista .
Population development
2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2013 |
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433 | 414 | 387 | 383 |
traffic
The Vía Verde de la Val de Zafán cycle path was established on the railway line that was closed in 1973 .
Attractions
- Parish Church of Sant Miguel
- San Juan Decollado Church in the depopulated Mas del Labrador
- Museo de la Memoria Histórica del Matarraña
- Remnants of the wall
- Hermitage of Santa Bárbara and La Piedad
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).
Web links
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