Sobradillo, Salamanca

Template: Infobox church in Spain / Maintenance / Province Sobradillo is a North Spanish municipality ( municipio ) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile -Leon.

Location

Sobradillo lies in the west of the province of Salamanca, at the border to Portugal at an altitude of about 650 meters above sea level. d M. penetrated by granite rocks scenery of Arribes del Duero. The city of Salamanca is about 105 km ( driving distance ) in an easterly direction away; the historically significant and architecturally attractive town of Ciudad Rodrigo is located about 54 kilometers southeast.

Demographics

In the first half of the 20th century the place had constant around 1,000 inhabitants. As a result of the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture, the population has since declined to the current low.

Economy

Agriculture ( crop production, viticulture 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.

History

After the largely bloodless reconquest ( Reconquista ) from the hands of the Moors and repopulated ( repoblación ) of the nearly deserted mountain region in the 11th and 12th centuries belonged to the region near the border initially under the jurisdiction of the Leonese and Castilian kings; However, the latter they gave in 1340 to the care of individual landowners ( señores ), which henceforth took over border security.

Attractions

• The donjon ( torre de homenaje ) comes from the 14-15. century; from the once associated castle ( castillo ) the foundations are only recognizable. The former entrance to the tower is approximately three meters high and could only be reached by means of ladders. The medieval building, with its battlements and four military bays and four round wax projections now serves as an information center for the Parque Natural de Arribes del Duero. A similar tower stands in the neighboring town of San Felices de los Gallegos.
• The parish church (Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol ) with their side of the west facade standing, doubly downgraded Bell Tower is a building of the 16th century with a small Renaissance portal. The elongated interior houses a Baroque altarpiece.
• The hermit chapel Ermita de la Misericordia has a covered porch. It receives light through four windows, which are secured by lathed stone columns. On the square in front of it are two stone crosses with an octagonal shaft.
• Noteworthy is a source house ( Fuente Romana ) from the 16th century on the outskirts.
• From situated outside the village (40 ° 54 ' 13 " N, 6 ° 47' 51" W40.903611111111 - 6.7975 ) Convento de la Santa Marina Seca only are ruins with a Baroque portal and a bell gable ( espadaña ).