Barrado

Barrado is a municipality in the province of Caceres autonomous region of Extremadura (Spain).

The place is located halfway between La Vera and Jerte ( Jerte Valley ), whose community association he belongs, although he is not geographically located in Jerte Valley. The urban area is bordered to the north by the municipality Piornal, on the east by the municipality of Arroyo Molinos de la Vera, in the south on the community Gargüera de la Vera and to the west by the municipalities of Casas del Castañar and Cabrero.

The distance to Plasencia is 24 km, 102 km from the provincial capital of Cáceres, the capital of Extremadura Merida 171 km and 251 km to Madrid.

Geographical Location

Barrado is located in the foothills of the Sierra de Gredos, one of the three mountain ranges of the Iberian vagina Mountains, more specifically in the slope of the mountain Cerro de La Vetún in the mountain range of Sierra de Tormantos, in turn, to the Sierra de San Bernabé, the southern foothills of the Sierra de Gredos heard.

The municipality comprises Barrados on a relatively small area large differences in altitude, 657 m ( near Gargüera de la Vera ) down to 1115 m ( summit of Cerro de la Porrilla ).

The area is crossed by several water-bearing canyons (eg the Garganta del Obispo ) and streams, all of which belong to the catchment area of the Tiétar and thus to the Tagus, which flows into the Atlantic at Lisbon.

Climate

Due to the geographical location Barrado comes to enjoy a relatively temperate climate, with cool summers and mild winters. The rainfall is plentiful and varied between 800 and 1500 mm. The average daily minimum temperature is in the winter 1-3 ° C in summer and 15 to 20 ° C.

Population

Economy

The most important economic sector is agriculture, mainly the cultivation of cherries, olives, chestnuts and figs. After the establishment of the agricultural cooperative Cooperativa del Campo de Nuestra Señora del Viso in the 1960s, there was a significant improvement in the economic situation in which the drastic population decline, as it took place at that time in the rest of Extremadura, could be prevented.

Also, the service and construction sectors play an increasingly important economic role.

The livestock consists mainly of cattle and goats. While the commercial cattle has remained constant since the mid-20th century, the economic and social importance of goat farming has decreased significantly. Pig is operated solely for their own consumption.

Attractions

The most prominent landmark is the parish church of San Sebastián.