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Lumbreras de Cameros
tipo de documento Towns
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is one of the autonomous region's largest municipalities and it borders the province of Soria. It extends along the River Piqueras and its tributaries and they form a narrow valley, which climbs up towards the Cebollera Mountains.
-Area: 141.99 km2.
-Height: 1,115 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: El Horcajo, Pajares and San Andrés.
-Economy: The main activities in these villages are livestock farming and forestry. As the economy of these villages is weak, residents emigrate to the region's capital city and the remaining population is therefore elderly.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is one of the autonomous region's largest municipalities and it borders the province of Soria. It extends along the River Piqueras and its tributaries and they form a narrow valley, which climbs up towards the Cebollera Mountains.
-Area: 141.99 km2.
-Height: 1,115 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: El Horcajo, Pajares and San Andrés.
-Economy: The main activities in these villages are livestock farming and forestry. As the economy of these villages is weak, residents emigrate to the region's capital city and the remaining population is therefore elderly.
Mansilla de la Sierra
tipo de documento Towns
-Surrounding area: The Santa Catalina Chapel dates back to the 12th century. The surrounding landscape is beautiful and the chapel is close to the reservoir. The building has some large capitals and the window in the apse has a wonderful Romanesque grille. The Tabladas country house. When the water is very low in the reservoir, you can see the remains of the old village.
-Location: It is part of the district of Nájera. The village is very close to the reservoir that shares the same name.
-Area: 121.2 km2.
-Height: 950 metres.
-Surrounding area: The Santa Catalina Chapel dates back to the 12th century. The surrounding landscape is beautiful and the chapel is close to the reservoir. The building has some large capitals and the window in the apse has a wonderful Romanesque grille. The Tabladas country house. When the water is very low in the reservoir, you can see the remains of the old village.
-Location: It is part of the district of Nájera. The village is very close to the reservoir that shares the same name.
-Area: 121.2 km2.
-Height: 950 metres.
Muro de Cameros
tipo de documento Towns
-Surrounding area: On the way to Muro from Jalón you'll find the 18th century Baroque La Cruz del Monte Chapel.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It lies mid-stream on the left-bank of the River Leza. The landscape gets more and more mountainous to the west until you reach La Rasa.
-Area: 15.9 km2.
-Height: 1,115 metres.
-Economy: The municipality is almost uninhabited, but those that do live here are livestock farmers.
-Surrounding area: On the way to Muro from Jalón you'll find the 18th century Baroque La Cruz del Monte Chapel.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It lies mid-stream on the left-bank of the River Leza. The landscape gets more and more mountainous to the west until you reach La Rasa.
-Area: 15.9 km2.
-Height: 1,115 metres.
-Economy: The municipality is almost uninhabited, but those that do live here are livestock farmers.
-Surrounding area: The San Bartolomé (14th century) Chapel, which is on Mount Serradero, and the 17th century Virgen de Manojar Chapel. HOLIDAYS: San Isidro on the 15 May.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros.
-Location: 21.6 km2.
-Height: 860 metres.
-Economy: The main activity is livestock farming, but some rain-fed crops are also grown.
-Surrounding area: The San Bartolomé (14th century) Chapel, which is on Mount Serradero, and the 17th century Virgen de Manojar Chapel. HOLIDAYS: San Isidro on the 15 May.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros.
-Location: 21.6 km2.
-Height: 860 metres.
-Economy: The main activity is livestock farming, but some rain-fed crops are also grown.
Nieva de Cameros
tipo de documento Towns
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros.
-Location: 41.8 km2.
-Height:1,021 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Montemediano.
-Economy: The main activity is cattle farming for meat production.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros.
-Location: 41.8 km2.
-Height:1,021 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Montemediano.
-Economy: The main activity is cattle farming for meat production.
-Location: It is part of the district of Santo Domingo. It is on the northern border of the Demanda Mountains.
-Area: 44.3 km2.
-Height: 729 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Amunartia, San Asensio, Arbiza, Los Cantos, Tondeluna, Ulizarna and Uyarra.
-Economy: This area's main activity is cattle farming, although potatoes, leguminous plants and fruit and vegetables are also produced.
-Location: It is part of the district of Santo Domingo. It is on the northern border of the Demanda Mountains.
-Area: 44.3 km2.
-Height: 729 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Amunartia, San Asensio, Arbiza, Los Cantos, Tondeluna, Ulizarna and Uyarra.
-Economy: This area's main activity is cattle farming, although potatoes, leguminous plants and fruit and vegetables are also produced.
Ortigosa de Cameros
tipo de documento Towns
The area was settled in prehistoric times. It's name is mentioned in Fernán González's oath. The town was linked to the Manriques until 1450, then to the dukes of Nájera. In 1781 it became a free town, coinciding with the extraordinary boom in Ortigosa and the growth of the Mesta, which was an association of sheep herders, and the bread making industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, there were great losses due to emigration. Those Spaniards that had emigrated and made a success of their lives never forget their origins and sent money back to the village. In 1932 Alcalá Zamora, president of the Republic, and Indalecio Prieto were present at the placing of the first stone in the reservoir.
-Surrounding area: The village of Peñaloscintos. It is surrounded by forests and mountains and through the pines and oaks you can see the Robledillo meadow and the animal sheds at La Cerradilla. There is a beautiful walk under the beech trees. El collado Canto Hincado lies in the division between the Najerilla and Iregua Rivers. You can do a number of water sports on the González Lacasa Reservoir. The Ortigosa Caves.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It lies in the valley crossed by the Rioseco and Arroyo Huertos Rivers, which feed into the González Lacasa Reservoir, very close to Ortigosa.
-Area: 35.3 km2.
-Height: 1,070 m.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Peñaloscintos.
-Economy: The main activity here is livestock farming.
The area was settled in prehistoric times. It's name is mentioned in Fernán González's oath. The town was linked to the Manriques until 1450, then to the dukes of Nájera. In 1781 it became a free town, coinciding with the extraordinary boom in Ortigosa and the growth of the Mesta, which was an association of sheep herders, and the bread making industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, there were great losses due to emigration. Those Spaniards that had emigrated and made a success of their lives never forget their origins and sent money back to the village. In 1932 Alcalá Zamora, president of the Republic, and Indalecio Prieto were present at the placing of the first stone in the reservoir.
-Surrounding area: The village of Peñaloscintos. It is surrounded by forests and mountains and through the pines and oaks you can see the Robledillo meadow and the animal sheds at La Cerradilla. There is a beautiful walk under the beech trees. El collado Canto Hincado lies in the division between the Najerilla and Iregua Rivers. You can do a number of water sports on the González Lacasa Reservoir. The Ortigosa Caves.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It lies in the valley crossed by the Rioseco and Arroyo Huertos Rivers, which feed into the González Lacasa Reservoir, very close to Ortigosa.
-Area: 35.3 km2.
-Height: 1,070 m.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Peñaloscintos.
-Economy: The main activity here is livestock farming.
-Location: It is part of the district of Santo Domingo. The area is elevated and is on the right bank of the River Calabazares.
-Area: 25.2 km2.
-Height: 1,162 metres.
-Economy: The few inhabitants farm animals and eke out a living through subsistence agriculture.
-Location: It is part of the district of Santo Domingo. The area is elevated and is on the right bank of the River Calabazares.
-Area: 25.2 km2.
-Height: 1,162 metres.
-Economy: The few inhabitants farm animals and eke out a living through subsistence agriculture.
-Surrounding area: The area surrounding Pinillos is very beautiful. It is a landscape typical of the Cameros Mountains.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is on the right-hand side of the high Iregua Valley where the hills decrease in height towards the east.
-Area: 11.8 km2.
-Height: 1,026 metres.
-Economy: Once the wood and textile industries disappeared, economic activity was limited to livestock farming and forestry. , Enrique II dió el señorío de Pinillos a Juan Ramírez Arellano, señor de Cameros. Posteriormente perteneció a los condes de Aguilar.
-Alrededores: Gran belleza del entorno de Pinillos. Paisaje típico de la sierra de Cameros.
-Situación: Pertenece a la comarca de Torrecilla en Cameros. Se encuentra en la margen derecha del alto valle del Iregua, disminuyendo el relieve hacia el este.
-Superficie: 11,8 km cuadrados.
-Altitud: 1.026 m.
-Economía: La desaparición de la industria de madera y textil redujo la actividad económica a la ganadería y a la explotación forestal.
-Surrounding area: The area surrounding Pinillos is very beautiful. It is a landscape typical of the Cameros Mountains.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is on the right-hand side of the high Iregua Valley where the hills decrease in height towards the east.
-Area: 11.8 km2.
-Height: 1,026 metres.
-Economy: Once the wood and textile industries disappeared, economic activity was limited to livestock farming and forestry. , Enrique II dió el señorío de Pinillos a Juan Ramírez Arellano, señor de Cameros. Posteriormente perteneció a los condes de Aguilar.
-Alrededores: Gran belleza del entorno de Pinillos. Paisaje típico de la sierra de Cameros.
-Situación: Pertenece a la comarca de Torrecilla en Cameros. Se encuentra en la margen derecha del alto valle del Iregua, disminuyendo el relieve hacia el este.
-Superficie: 11,8 km cuadrados.
-Altitud: 1.026 m.
-Economía: La desaparición de la industria de madera y textil redujo la actividad económica a la ganadería y a la explotación forestal.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is in the Camero Nuevo area.
-Area: 10.2 km2.
-Height: 880 metres.
-Economy: Farming plays a secondary role, as there are only small farms producing grain, potatoes and fruit and vegetables. The main activity is farming.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is in the Camero Nuevo area.
-Area: 10.2 km2.
-Height: 880 metres.
-Economy: Farming plays a secondary role, as there are only small farms producing grain, potatoes and fruit and vegetables. The main activity is farming.
-Situación: Pertenece a la comarca de Torrecilla en Cameros. Se ubica en el Camero Viejo, en una zona montañosa que va ganando altura a partir del valle del río Rabanera, afluente del Leza.
-Superficie: 13,8 km cuadrados.
-Altitud: 966 m.
-Economía: La desaparición de la industria textil ha propiciado el declive demográfico y económico del municipio. , Rabanera is a municipality in the autonomous region of La Rioja in the basin formed by the River Leza and in the district of Camero Viejo. The industrialist Manuel Agustín Heredia was born in this town.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is in the Camero Viejo district, a mountainous area that climbs upwards from the Rabanera Valley, a tributary of the River Leza.
-Area: 13.8 km2.
-Height: 966 metres.
-Economy: The textile industry's decline has resulted in a loss of population and reduced economy for the municipality.
-Situación: Pertenece a la comarca de Torrecilla en Cameros. Se ubica en el Camero Viejo, en una zona montañosa que va ganando altura a partir del valle del río Rabanera, afluente del Leza.
-Superficie: 13,8 km cuadrados.
-Altitud: 966 m.
-Economía: La desaparición de la industria textil ha propiciado el declive demográfico y económico del municipio. , Rabanera is a municipality in the autonomous region of La Rioja in the basin formed by the River Leza and in the district of Camero Viejo. The industrialist Manuel Agustín Heredia was born in this town.
-Location: It is part of the district of Torrecilla en Cameros. It is in the Camero Viejo district, a mountainous area that climbs upwards from the Rabanera Valley, a tributary of the River Leza.
-Area: 13.8 km2.
-Height: 966 metres.
-Economy: The textile industry's decline has resulted in a loss of population and reduced economy for the municipality.
San Millán de la Cogolla
tipo de documento Towns
-Location: It is part of the district of Nájera. It belongs to the so-called Cogolla area on the northern edge of the Demanda Mountains.
-Area: 40.7 km2.
-Height: 800 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Lugar del Río.
-Economy: The inhabitants of San Millán earn their living farming dry crops, potatoes and animals.
-Location: It is part of the district of Nájera. It belongs to the so-called Cogolla area on the northern edge of the Demanda Mountains.
-Area: 40.7 km2.
-Height: 800 metres.
-Populated areas, neighbourhoods or villages: Lugar del Río.
-Economy: The inhabitants of San Millán earn their living farming dry crops, potatoes and animals.
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