Rincón de Ademuz

Rincón de Ademuz
—  Comarca  —
Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Capital	Ademuz
Municipalities	List Ademuz, Casas Altas, Casas Bajas, Castielfabib, Puebla de San Miguel, Torrebaja, Vallanca
Area
• Total	370.22 km2 (142.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	2,477
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality	Ademuz

Rincón de Ademuz is Spanish comarca constituted as an exclave of both the Region of Valencia and the province of Valencia located between the provinces of Cuenca (Castile-La Mancha) and Teruel (Aragon).

Geography

Overview

It is a largely rural and sparsely populated area with seven municipalities of which only its capital, Ademuz, has over 1,000 inhabitants.

The area has the river Turia as its major source of water.

Municipalities

municipalities of Rincón d'Ademuz

• Ademuz
• Casas Altas
• Casas Bajas
• Castielfabib
• Puebla de San Miguel
• Torrebaja
• Vallanca

History

Conquered from the Moors by the Christians in 1210, it returned to Islamic hands until reconquered by Jaume I in 1259, who included it with the region in the Kingdom of Valencia. Its strategic importance in medieval times was remarkable.^{[citation needed]}

For most of the twentieth century, cultivation of apple trees was the main economic activity in the region. Some apple varieties are said to be endemic, especially the "esperiega" or "espedriega". Due to large migration, which saw thousands of inhabitants move to major cities such as Valencia or Barcelona, agriculture declined and has almost been abandoned today.

Bibliography

• Eslava Blasco, Raúl: Ademuz y su patrimonio histórico-artístico. Ademuz, 2007.
• Eslava Blasco, Raúl: Vallanca y su patrimonio histórico-artístico religioso. Vallanca, 2006.
• Gargallo Gil, J.E.: Habla y cultura popular en el Rincón de Ademuz. Madrid, 2004.
• Rodrigo Alfonso, Carles: El Rincón de Ademuz, análisis comarcal. Valencia, 1998.
• ABABOL. Revista del Instituto Cultural y de Estudios del Rincón de Ademuz (ICERA), dirigida per Ángel Antón Andrés i publicada trimestralment a Ademús des de 1995.

External links

• Official Web page of El Rincón de Ademuz
• ICERA Instituto de Cultura y Estudios del Rincón de Ademuz and its Journal 'ABABOL'
• Children's stories of El Rincón de Ademuz