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Monteagudo de las Vicarías
Monteagudo de las Vicarías | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Panoramic view of the town. | |
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| Coordinates: 41°21′54″N 2°10′09″W / 41.365000°N 2.169167°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Soria |
| Comarca | Arcos de Jalón |
| Judicial district | Almazán |
| Founded | Pre-Roman |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.04 km2 (37.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
| Population centers | |
| Postal code | 42269 |
| Area code | 975 |
| Demonym | rayano, -a |
| Distance to Soria | 59.8 km[1] |
| Distance to Guadalajara | 137 km |
| Distance to Zaragoza | 139 km |
| Distance to Logroño | 177 km |
| Distance to Burgos | 210 km |
| Municipal budget | €329,082 |
| Website | Official |
Monteagudo de las Vicarías is a historic town and also a municipality of the Province of Soria, judicial district of Almazán, Autonomous Community of Castile and León, Spain. It is a town in the comarca of Campo de Gómara.
Location
It is located 9 kilometers from exit 185 of the Nacional II, 199 km from Madrid and 139 km from Zaragoza. It lies in the Sorian comarca of Tierra de Medinaceli.[2]
History
In 1834 what was known as the Tierra de Monteagudo disappeared with the creation of the municipal councils, which entailed the abolition of the seigneuries.
At the fall of the Ancien Régime the town was constituted as a constitutional municipality, then known as Monteagudo, in the region of Old Castile, judicial district of Almazán,[3] which in the census of 1842 had 162 households and 652 residents.
At the end of the 20th century[4] the municipal territory grew because it incorporated Valtueña.
Since December 2019 the Sorian town has formed part of the association of The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain.[5]
Environment
The following sites in its territory are included in the Natura 2000 network:
- Special Protection Area for Birds known as Monteagudo de las Vicarías, occupying 7,055 hectares, 53% of its territory.[6]
Demographics
In 2010 the population amounted to 238 inhabitants, 118 men and 120 women.[7]
Population by settlement
| Settlements | Inhabitants (2000) | Inhabitants (2010)[8] |
|---|---|---|
| Monteagudo de las Vicarías | 272 | 214 |
| Valtueña | 32 | 24 |
Notable people
- María de Mendoza, daughter of the Count of Monteagudo, was the mother of the comunero Juan Bravo.
Architectural heritage
- Castle Palace of La Recompensa
- Church of Nuestra Señora de la Muela
- Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Bienvenida
- Puerta de la Villa
- Town walls
- Castillo de la Raya, Tower of Martín González: the last fortress that separated Castile from Aragon.
- Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Torre
- Celtiberian ruins of Borjabudo and Tartaragudo
Natural sites
Most important nearby towns
- Santa María de Huerta (Soria) 15 kilometers
- Arcos de Jalón (Soria) 28 kilometers
- Medinaceli (Soria) 42 kilometers
- Almazán (Soria) 36 kilometers
- Gómara (Soria) 31 kilometers
- Soria 60 kilometers
- Ariza (Zaragoza) 15 kilometers
- Calatayud (Zaragoza) 53 kilometers
- Zaragoza 139 kilometers
- Madrid 199 kilometers
See also
- Vicariate of Monteagudo
- Bienes de interés cultural of the Province of Soria
- Municipalities of the Province of Soria
- Minor local entities of the Province of Soria
- Province of Soria
References
- ↑ Distances, obtained thanks to Google Maps, to the nearest capitals.
- ↑ Wikimapia [1]
- ↑ Municipality, INE code 42.119
- ↑ Between the Census of 1981 and the previous one
- ↑ desdeSoria.es (June 20, 2012). "desdeSoria.es / Periódico digital de Soria". www.desdesoria.es (in español). Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ Natura 2000 ZEPA ES0000363 [2]
- ↑ INE, Soria: Población por municipios y sexo.
- ↑ Nomenclátor INE
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