Cervera del Maestre

Cervera del Maestre (Castilian name , Cervera del Maestrat , in Valencian) 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 Baix Maestrat ( Bajo Maeztrazgo in Castilian). Its population in 2005 is of 6.631 inhabitants.

Geography

Cervera is surrounded by a typical landscape of dry country. It is mountainous, with an average altitude of 316 m. Its highest tops are Revoltons (635), Perdiguera (516) and Mola (481). The ground is of rock and argillaceous nature. The climate is a climate of transition between the Mediterranean climate and the continental climate.

It has a vegetation containing Yeuse S. the cultivable grounds of the territory are devoted especially to the cultures adapted to the dryness: Almond tree S, Caroubier S and olive-tree S; the irrigated cultures are rare, except a little that of the Artichaut, some citrus fruits and of vegetables. One reaches this locality since Castellón by taking the AP-7 then the CV-135.

Localities bordering

The territory of Cervera del Maestre is close to the following localities: Jana, Traiguera, San Jorge, Cálig, Peñíscola, Santa Magdalena de Pulpis, Salsadella and Sant Mateu all in the Province of Castellón.

History

Cervera del Maestre has an old story as many archaeological layers show it. The city was rested by the Greeks phocéens in 331 av J.C. With the Farmhouse of Aragó, one can see the remainders of a Roman agricultural villa. The village is still dominated today by the castle built at the 11th century.

The castle was the center of the territory of the bailliage of Cervera, which was given, before the reconquest by Ramón Berenguer IV with the Ordre of the Hospital; this donation was confirmed by the king Jacques I {{er}} the Conqueror in 1235. It included/understood the villages of Traiguera, Jana, Chert, Carrascal, Cálig, Barcella, Rosell, San Mateo, Canet lo Roig and Más of los Estellés. In November 1233 the hospital ones signed a charter of repopulation with the Moslems; they granted of them another for the Christians of all the district in 1235. In 1250, the Order granted a news carta puebla (charter of repopulation) only for the city. In 1317, the city passed to the hands of the Ordre of Montesa; it was the moment of a great development of the marketing activity. To the 14th century, its incomes were given to the Mesa Maestral ; the city remained allotted to the figure of the Large Master until the 19th century.

Demography

The maximum of the number of inhabitants was reached in 1900 with 2.525 inhabitants and since this number is gone down up to 767 in 1994.

Administration

Economy

The economic main activities are the agriculture of dry climate (carob, olive-tree and almond tree) and the breeding (avicolous and porcine). There exists only little of industry (craft industry, cabinet work).

Monuments and Places

Religious monuments

Hermitage of San Sebastián . Built originally like hospital, it is a building of square plan, three unequal naves and irregular arcs in semicircular arch and pointed arches on octagonal pillars. Singular in all Valencian Community.

Parish church . It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin; she is inserted in the urban screen; one reaches it by two flights of stairs which give access to the two doors. She has a single nave with two side chapels. The gate is simple, with a Roman arch on transoms. Inside one can note a furnace bridge dedicated to the Virgen of Costa , with a statue out of wooden of the 16th century and a Gothic processional cross. Let us detach the tower of the Bell-tower, baroque, hexagonal, out of stone and with two bodies: the massive inferior and the superior with openings between the pillars.

Civil monuments

Molino Aceitero or Molí of Oli (mill with oil). Antique mill with oil which is preserved perfectly and which currently shelters a Museum of Oil. it is 15th century.

Castillo of Maestranza de Montesa . The castle is of origin Arab, irregular plan, with several nonconcentric enclosures, built at the 16th century on the foundations of an Iberian castle. One can see the curtains of the walls, drawn up on the rock of the monticule, but partially flush. Inside, one finds the remainders of a cistern, the arches of the old furnaces and the gate of entry with a Roman arch. In the beginning, it had 4 grosses towers; interior surface is roughly of 5 000 square meters.

Places to see

Makes of Roca . Source and zone of acampada.
Makes of Caravela . Source.
Put Pasha Mama . LED arte put.
Perdiguera there Farmhouse of Exauli . Paraje of interés.

Gastronomy

Among the typical dishes of the village, let us note: paella valenciana in the style of Cervera, arroz idiot caracols , " tombet of bou " , pastissets and typical pastry making.

External bonds

Instituto Valenciano de Estadística
Federación Valenciana de Municipios there Provincias - Guía Turística
País Valencià, poble has poble, comarca has comarca

Random links: