Villahermosa del Campo

Villahermosa del Campo municipality
	Villahermosa del Campo - Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Teruel
Comarca :	Comarca del Jiloca
Coordinates	41 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 15 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 15 ′ W
Height :	955 msnm
Area :	19.2 km²
Residents :	89 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	4.64 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	44494
Municipality number ( INE ):	44252
administration
Website :	Villahermosa del Campo

Villahermosa del Campo is a place and a municipality (municipio) with only 89 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the extreme north of the province of Teruel in the autonomous region of Aragon in the eastern center of Spain . The municipality belongs to the poorly populated Serranía Celtibérica .

Location and climate

The place Villahermosa del Campo is located in the mountains of the Sierra de Cucalón on the west bank of the Río Huerva at an altitude of approx. 955 m and is approx. 104 km (driving distance) in a northerly direction from the provincial capital Teruel . Despite the altitude, the climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 445 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	228	237	316	70	94

The mechanization of agriculture and the task of rural small businesses and the resulting loss of jobs have to since the mid-20th century rural exodus out.

economy

Villahermosa del Campo is traditionally oriented towards agriculture, with cattle breeding playing the largest role. Craftsmen had also settled in the village. Tourism in the form of renting out holiday homes hardly plays a role.

history

Celtiberian , Roman , Visigoth and even Moorish traces have not yet been discovered. It is believed that the area was previously only used by transhumants as a summer pasture for cattle and that sedentaration only gradually took place. Until 1248 the area belonged to the Comunidad de Daroca .

Attractions

The church of Santa María Magdalena is from rubble erected building of the 13th century with later alterations. The upper part of the bell tower (campanar) is made of bricks and shows clear echoes of the Mudejar style . The crossing of the vaulted single-nave church, which has side chapels, is domed. The main altar is the work of the Aragonese painter Juan de Huesca from 1508; In the nave (nave) there are more baroque altarpieces (retablos) .
The Ermita de los Santos Gervasio y Protasio , a cube-shaped baroque building from around 1740, is located on the outskirts. It is a three-aisled church with a vaulted central nave and groin vaulted side aisles.