Cabeza del Caballo

Template: Infobox church in Spain / Maintenance / Cabeza de Caballo is a province of northern Spain municipality ( municipio ) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile -Leon.

Location

Cabeza de Caballo is in the northwest of the province of Salamanca, at an altitude of about 730 meters above sea level. inst in the rocky landscape of the Natural Park Arribes del Duero. The River flows past Uces in about two kilometers away in the city; he places forms the border with the neighboring communities Mieza and Vitigudino and on to Ledesma. The provincial capital Salamanca is about 90 km ( driving distance ) away to the east.

Demographics

In the first half of the 20th century, the place always had 780-950 inhabitants. As a result of the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture, the population has since declined to the current lows.

Economy

Agriculture ( crop production and animal husbandry ) has traditionally played the largest role in the economy of the community. Revenue from tourism in the form of the rental of apartments ( casas rurales ) have been added in recent decades.

Attractions

• The small built in the 15th/16th century parish church of the town (Santa María Magdalena ) has a richly decorated two-storey and provided with three arched openings bell gable ( espadaña ) in the west and a porch with entrance on the south side. Inside there is a monolithic font.
• On the outskirts is a stone claws stand ( potro de herrar ) is for fixing and fogging of ungulates (working horses, oxen, donkeys ). Hufpflegemaßnahmen also were performed.
• A erected from small boulders round pigsty ( pocilga ) is a now rarely preserved evidence of peasant rural life. Its also round atrium is surrounded by large stone blocks.
• A built only from rough-hewn granite stone arch bridge ( Puente Robleo ) over the past flowing into the place about two kilometers Río Uces dates from the 17th or 18th century. It connects the city with the neighboring communities. The bridge consists of a large central arch and two smaller side arches.
• Also, about two kilometers outside is an old water mill ( Molino de Lucas) of rubble masonry. Masonry and mill were at the turn of the century completely restored; some days are demonstrated.
• The Molino de David is another water mill on the River Uces.
• A 20 meter stone slab bridge from about 2.50 meter long granite slabs to twelve roughly assembled pillars also crossed the river.
• At one edge of the field is a field stone hut ( chozo ) of dry masonry.

Water mill ( Molino de Lucas)

Stone slab bridge over the Río Uces

Wooden bridge ( Puente Palo )