Cálig

Cálig (Castilian name , Valencian Càlig in ) is a common to the north of the Valencian community in Spain. It belongs to the Province of Castellón and more precisely to the area ( Comarque ) of the Bas-Maestrazgo ( Bajo Maeztrazgo in Castilian, Baix Maestrat into Valencian). Its population in 2005 is of 1647 inhabitants.

Geography

Located all at north the Valencian Community, the town of Cálig is built on a hill of 123 Mr. to the top of the sea level.

Its territory is made of hills with sometimes marked slopes and rare surfaces punts swept by the cers, wind cold coming from the Aragón. Its climate is made soft winters and hot summers. The most representative heights are the hills of Tossa (169 Mr.), tired Forques (185 Mr.), Somada (194 Mr.), and el Mas of in Vernet (204 Mr.).

Because of this singular distribution of the ground, it is normal to meet on the territory of Cálig, in times of rains, of the sources and small marshy zones; it is formed many brooks which channel water. On the northern slope, all beside the village, is the bed of the río Seco or rambla of Cervera, which, coming from comarque from Els Ports, collects torrential water and those of the ravines (barrancos).

The vegetation is that of the Mediterranean zone. Push the holm oak, the kermes oak, the brambles, the palm trees dwarf, the rose laurel, the fennel, thyme, rosemary, the lavender.

The majority of the grounds is cultivated.

One reaches the commune since Castellón, by taking the AP-7 and then the CV-135.

Localities bordering

The territory of Cálig is close to the following localities: San Jorge, Vinaròs, Benicarló, Peñíscola and Cervera del Maestre all in the Province of Castellón.

History

Historically, it belonged to the territory of the castle of Cervera, then belonged to the bailliage of Cervera. For this reason, it depended on the seigniory of the Ordre of the Hospital of 1234 until 1319, and of that of the Ordre of Montesa since this date until the 19th century.

Hug de Fullalquer, Large Main of Order of the Hospital, gave to Pere of Balaguer and Bernat de Puig a charter of repopulation ( carta-puebla ) the July 12th 1234 for Càlig. This charter also related to the place of Alí, a hamlet ( aldea ) which did not succeed in being maintained.
the January 11th 1540 Càlig was set up independent downtown.
the November 3rd 1649, it was besieged and plundered by French during the war of the Reapers ('' Segadors '').
From 1700 the population increased quickly.
In 1837, during the wars carlists, clashed in Càlig, the troops carlists and the liberal troops ordered by F. Brotons, which left victorious. The streets of Càlig transfer blood to run with flood.
an epidemic in 1885 caused many deaths.
the frosts of 1956 made emigrate many inhabitants.

Demography

It had approximately 1.000 inhabitants in 1646.

Administration

Economy

The carroubier, the olive-tree and the Almond tree, all three being able to be cultivated on dry grounds, were and are the basic production and most important of the countryside of Cálig. However with the beginning of the year eighty, and following the discovery of Subterranean water, the landscape changed but in a slow way; appeared new cultures, in particular that of vegetables and more limited way those of the Oranger S and trees Fruitier S. Factories of pieces of furniture were established.

Monuments and places

Religious monuments

Parish church. Built at the 14th century, it was rebuilt and increased between 1622 and 1659, date on which one can regard it as definitively completed, even if subsequently were added a whole series of details, the such large retable (disappeared today), the porch of the main entrance in 1758 and the fresco of the Virgin María del Socorro in 1900, inter alia. The war of 1936-39 stripped the church of its retables and ornaments, leaving it completely vacuum. It was launched a campaign for the construction of new retables, a good part of them being work of the Master Daniel Chillida; let us note in particular that which is on the large furnace bridge gone back to 1950 and dedicated to San Lorenzo, owner of the city.

Hermitage of the Virgin María del Socorro . Located at one kilometer of the agglomeration, it is built in a planted place of trees. The way which led there, is traversed by many pedestrians who in summer, benefit from the shade of the thicket. The first document written which refers to María del Socorro with Cálig and with the existence of a place which is devoted to him, is gone back to 1582. Of what was the first hermitage, one preserves part of construction, where the bar is today; the new sanctuary was built in the last third of the 18th century. The building, of neo-classic style has frescos with the colors of a great beauty, painted in 1826 by Joaquín Oliet (of Morella). In the enclosure of the hermitage, one finds hotel trade, with dependences intended to be rented with estivants, the patio with his wells, and of the zones of relaxation.

Convent of the Very Holy Trinity. Founded at the beginning of the century passed through Margarita sister, her construction concerns a popular architecture, but where the worked frontage is noticed. The convent is occupied by nuns about Trinitaires, which inter alia activities, are devoted to domestic work. Lately, they also turned to the production of delicacies. The church, small, has a simple and accessible structure; one finds a retable there, of style similar to those of the parish church, and various murals referring to the religious order.

Vault of the Virgin María of los Desamparados . Located in the perimeter urban and built at the end of the 18th century; it is the single vault which reached us on the four that one found inside the village.

Vault of San Jose . It is halfway between the city and the hermitage del Socorro. It was built in 1835.

Civil monuments

urban Center . Successive repairs and destruction of particular constructions involved material changes of the aspect of the commune in the last decades, marked sometimes by the waves of prosperity and the desires for building. Despite everything, unchanged the layout of the streets and some stone gates is preserved of size, especially in the old core of the city.

Torre (turn). Its solid construction, out of stone of size, suffered during time from some important modifications; it was used, amongst other things, like sits of Ayuntamiento, prison and store.

Central of Cultura . Before Municipal Casal . The new Center of the Culture was inaugurated in 2001, but the precedent, was also known as Centro Republicano was built during the Second Republic by the inhabitants in person and their contributions. Currently, new construction made it possible to equip the village with an Auditorium, of a room of projection of a capacity of 80 spectators, a meeting room, a library, a room of data processing with access to Internet, as well as offices for all associations of the commune.

Places

Site del Socorro . Arranged for the picnics and the activities of sport.
Collar of Forques .
Bed of the río Seco .
Barranco del Surral .

Local festivals

Fiestas employers' . They are celebrated starting from August 10th, dedicated to San Lorenzo. Usually they last a whole week and give place to play activities, sporting and cultural. Let us mention: el Pregón, Nomination Queens and Lady-in-waitings, tanks, balls night, the ball of the Dance, toros in the street.

Fiesta there Feria del Socorro . It takes place on September 6th. The day of Notre-Dame, the festival is celebrated with the hermitage; but lately, the tendency appears to prolong it; the day before one organizes, in certain streets of the village, the balls of night and the meals between the neighbors with the right in the middle of the street. Over all, the day of the fair, el Socorro fills of the inhabitants of Cálig and people come from outside who benefit from the fair to spend a good day, by buying curios and toys with the various displays which settle; all take part in the meal which this day the municipality offers.

Gastronomy

The main feature of the gastronomy of Cálig is its bond with the traditional festivals: the rotllo of Sant Blai , primetes of Sant Antoni , farinoses mones of pascua , PRIMA of Santa Caterina I of Sant Nicolau and the massapà torró of will fira el Socors there, without forgetting the pastissets stuffed with marrow or potatos and the famous madeleines with Cálig.

Among the typical dishes, let us note: olla barrejada , guixassos , husks of missed , sopes escaldades , arròs amb pilot , faves ofegades , suquet of caragols , sofritos and a range of dishes containing vegetables.

The game belongs to this gastronomy, especially the rabbits.

The wine of Maestrazgo and its varieties, the fruit syrups and liquors (grenades and quinces mainly) are the drinks which cannot miss on a good food.

External bonds

Valencian Institute of Statistics
Federación Valenciana de Municipios there Provincias - Tourist Guide
País Valencià, poble has poble, comarca has comarca, of Paco González Ramírez, from where was extracted from information with its agreement.
nonofficial Site of Cálig

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