Villarluengo
Encyclopedia
Villarluengo is a municipality at the heart of the mountainous Maestrazgo
comarca, province of Teruel
, Aragon
, Spain
. According to the 2010 census
the municipality has a population of 188 inhabitants.
Villarluengo is located on top of a spectacular rocky outcrop at the edge of a deep canyon, at the confluence of the Palomita and Cañada rivers. The town is surrounded by mountains, the Sierra de Garrocha, Sierra Carrascosa
and Sierra de la Cañada mountain ranges, as well as the Muela Mujer and Muela Mochén mesa
type mountains.
The municipal term includes the Las Fábricas abandoned mills and the small village of Montoro de Mezquita.
Maestrazgo, Aragon
Maestrazgo is a comarca in southeastern Aragon, Spain. Its names derives from the Maestrat/Maestrazgo mountain massif that extends to the east to the Comarques of the Valencian Community Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat. The most important town is Cantavieja...
comarca, province of Teruel
Teruel (province)
Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia , Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza....
, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. According to the 2010 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
the municipality has a population of 188 inhabitants.
Villarluengo is located on top of a spectacular rocky outcrop at the edge of a deep canyon, at the confluence of the Palomita and Cañada rivers. The town is surrounded by mountains, the Sierra de Garrocha, Sierra Carrascosa
Sierra Carrascosa
Sierra Carrascosa is a mountain range in the Maestrazgo comarca of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is Muela Carrascosa...
and Sierra de la Cañada mountain ranges, as well as the Muela Mujer and Muela Mochén mesa
Mesa
A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape....
type mountains.
The municipal term includes the Las Fábricas abandoned mills and the small village of Montoro de Mezquita.