Valderrobres
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| Valderrobres/Vall-de-roures | |||
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| Coordinates: 40°53′N 0°9′E / 40.883°N 0.15°ECoordinates: 40°53′N 0°9′E / 40.883°N 0.15°E | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Aragon | ||
| Province | Teruel | ||
| Municipality | Valderrobres/Vall-de-roures | ||
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| • Total | 124.04 km2 (47.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 2,242 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Valderrobres (Spanish: [baldeˈroβɾes]) or Vall-de-roures (Catalan: [ˈbaʎ də ˈrowɾəs], locally: [ˈbaɫ de ˈrɔwɾes]) is a municipality and the major town of the comarca of Matarranya (Spanish: Matarraña) in the province of Teruel, Aragon (Spain). It is located in view of the landscape of the northwestern foothills of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, by the Matarranya River, a tributary to the right of the Ebro. Valderrobres is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.
The town has a Gothic church of Santa Maria and a Renaissance townhall building.
This town and the surrounding comarca are part of La Franja and the local dialect is a variant of Catalan. The name of the town means "Valley of the Oaks".
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The Matarranya river flowing through the town
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