La Portellada

La Portellada (Spanish: [la poɾteˈʎaða]; Catalan: [lə puɾtəˈʎaðə]) is a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 277 inhabitants.

La Portellada
Coordinates: 40°53′N 0°4′E
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceTeruel
Area
  Total21.37 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Elevation
569 m (1,867 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total243
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Bordering localities

Economy

  • Agriculture
    • Olive trees, olive oil is a major source of income for this town, the oil belongs to the Denomination of Origin Aragon.
    • Almonds are another source of income.
    • Cereal
  • Livestock
    • Swine
    • Sheep and goats
    • Rabbits
    • Fowl

Monuments

Religious sites

  • Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian
  • Chapel of San Miguel (recreation area)
  • Piton de San Pedro Martir
  • Virgen del Portillo

Industrial Architecture

  • Former "Waterfall mill" (Molí del Salt)

Landforms

  • "The Waterfall" (El Salt). A waterfall in the Tastavins river, about 20 feet high.

Other

  • "Gavella Pi" (Pine Gavella)
  • "Torreta de Ferro" (Iron Tower)

Celebrations

  • Major
    • Celebrations in Honor of San Cosme and San Damian on September 27, and San Miguel on September 29th
  • Minor
    • San Anton January 17
    • St. Agatha on February 5
    • San Pedro Mártir April 29
    • First Easter (Easter Monday)
    • Second Passover

Typical products

  • Olives of the Portellada
  • Cured ham (D.O. Jamón de Teruel)
  • Casquetes
  • Almonds
  • Rosca de tallaes (cake with chunks of marinated beef), typical of Easter

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



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