Villarino de los Aires

Template: Infobox church in Spain / Maintenance / Province Villarino de los Aires is a North Spanish municipality ( municipio ) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile -Leon. The village of Cabeza de Framontanos belongs to the municipality of Villarino.

Location

Villarino de los Aires is located in the extreme northwest of the province of Salamanca, at an altitude of about 600 meters above sea level. inst in the rocky landscape of the Natural Park Arribes del Duero near the Duero river formed by the border with Portugal. The only about ten kilometers in a straight line, but some 23 km away Travel Distance neighboring Fermoselle is located in the province of Zamora. The provincial capital Salamanca is about 84 km ( driving distance ) away in a southwesterly direction.

Demographics

In 1900, the city had about 2,100 inhabitants. Due to the mechanization of agriculture, the population has since declined to the current low.

Economy

Agriculture, especially the cultivation of vines, olives and fruit trees, and traditionally plays the biggest role in the economy of the small town. In 1970 the dam located in the municipality of Almendra Dam was completed. In addition, the town still functions as a trade, craft and service center for the villages and hamlets in the region. Revenue from tourism in the form of the rental of apartments ( casas rurales ) have been added in recent decades.

History

The place was after his reconquest ( Reconquista ) from the hands of the Moors and the subsequent repopulation ( repoblación ) border town with Portugal. He was even taken in 1296 by the Portuguese king Dionysius temporarily. . During the reign of the Castilian kings Alfonso XI, Pedro I and Enrique II is independent landlords ( señorios ) were out and the town was fortified; its heyday it experienced in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Attractions

  • The place has a nice appearance with part winding streets.
  • The two churches Iglesia de San Sebastián and Iglesia Santa María la Mayor are from the 15-16. Century.
  • The town hall ( ayuntamiento ) of the 18th century has a stepped gable and a triple-arched portico on the ground floor.
  • Nearby points of environment, multiple view points attainable on walks ( Mirador de la Falla and Mirador del Duero ) with views to the valley of the Duero.
  • A trip leads to a surrounded by granite rocks Celtic fortress of Teso de San Cristóbal. Archaeologists have rebuilt one stone boundary wall.
  • The mouth of the River Tormes in the Río Duero is located approximately four kilometers northwest of the town. From here you can see the dam in the under Portuguese control bemposta Dam.
  • The dam of the Almendra Dam is located about 15 km ( driving distance ) to the east.

Personalities

  • José Martín Rico (1915-1937), General and co-conspirators against Franco was born in Villarino de los Aires.
  • José - Miguel Ullan (1944-2009), writer and long time living in exile in France, was born in Villarino de los Aires.
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