Villaverde de Guadalimar

Villaverde de Guadalimar municipality
Villaverde de Guadalimar - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile-La Mancha
Province :	Albacete
Comarca :	Sierra de Alcaraz
Coordinates	38 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 37 ′  W
Height :	785  msnm
Area :	69.08 km²
Residents :	338 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	4.89 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	02460
Municipality number  ( INE ):	02084
administration
Website :	Villaverde de Guadalimar

Villaverde de Guadalimar is a place and a municipality (municipio ) consisting of the main town and twelve hamlets (pedanías) with a total of 338 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the southwest of the province of Albacete in the autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha .

location

The place Villaverde de Guadalimar is surrounded by up to 1700 m high mountains on the upper reaches of the Río Guadalimar approx. 126 km (driving distance) southwest of the provincial capital Albacete at an altitude of approx. 780 to 795 m above sea level. d. M. The climate in winter is temperate, but warm in summer; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 425 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	856	1,090	1,653	528	359

The continuous population decline since the 1950s is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

Villaverde de Guadalimar is located in the mountainous and wooded Sierra de Alcaraz, where olive tree plantations were created in the 20th century. In the past, cereals, vines, etc. were also planted for self-sufficiency ; Vegetables came from the house gardens. Cattle breeding (sheep, goats, chickens) and forestry (especially the extraction of charcoal ) were also operated. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village. Since the last decades of the 20th century, rural tourism ( turismo rural ) has played an increasingly important role in the economic life of the municipality.

history

Small Neolithic finds were made in the area of ​​the municipality ; the Iberians probably didn't settle here. In ancient times the route from Sagunto to Castulo passed here. The Moors overran the area in the 8th century and were only expelled from here in the early 13th century as part of the reconquest ( reconquista ) operated by Alfonso VIII (reigned 1158–1214) . In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, the place was called Villaverde de Ambas Aguas and was a hamlet of the city of Alcaraz .

Attractions

Los Picarazos rock formation

• The townscape consists of winding streets and alleys, the origins of which may go back to the Moorish times.
• At the end of the 15th century, a Franciscan monastery was built in the place , but most of it was demolished in the 20th century.
• Today's parish church (Iglesia de San Mateo) is a modern, but rather inconspicuous building with an unusually designed bell gable (espadaña) .

Surroundings

• Surrounded by mountains up to 1750 m high, it is located in the Parque natural de los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima ; There are numerous excursion and hiking opportunities here.

Web links

Commons : Villaverde de Guadalimar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Villaverde de Guadalimar - various information (Spanish)

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. ↑ Villaverde de Guadalimar - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Villaverde de Guadalimar - climate tables
4. ↑ Villaverde de Guadalimar - population development
5. ↑ Villaverde de Guadalimar - Tourism
6. ↑ Villaverde de Guadalimar - History