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Hervás
Hervás (; ext, Ervás) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of Cáceres. It had 3,839 inhabitants in 2005. It is 120 km from Cáceres and 90 km far from Salamanca. It is the capital of the Valle de Ambroz comarca in the Ambroz River valley. It has a soft continental climate. History In the 12th century, the Knights Templar built Santihervás hermitage under the patronage of the Christian martyrs Gervasius and Protasius. By this hermitage the town started to grow during 13th and 14th centuries. From its foundation on it belonged to the lordship of Béjar in the Kingdom of Castile: it passed to Cáceres jurisdiction on the 30 November 1833. La Judería Many Jewish families settled here from the 15th century on, they even maintained their rituals some years after 1492. The Jewish quarter ''(Judería)'' has been maintained and it is one of the tourist lures of the town. Economy The textile industry was very important from the 18th to 19th centuries. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambroz River
The Ambroz is a river for which Valle del Ambroz, an area in Spain north of Extremadura, near the border of Portugal, was named. The area is home to eight villages: Hervás, Baños de Montemayor, Abadía, Casas del Monte, La Garganta, Gargantilla Gargantilla is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Institu ..., Aldeanueva del Camino and Segura de Toro. The total population of the area is about 8,000. The river is popular with tourists. Tourist activities include hiking and mushroom hunting. Rivers of Extremadura Rivers of Spain {{Spain-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valle Del Ambroz
The Ambroz Valley ( es, Valle del Ambroz, ext, Valli d’Ambrós) is a valley in the north of the Spanish province of Cáceres. It takes its name from the river that runs through it. Surrounded by mountains, the largest peak is Pinajarro. Silver Way through the valley since Roman times and made it a passage and an important communication route between the north and south of the Iberian Peninsula. The capital of Ambroz valley is a town called Hervás (it is known for its old Jewish quarter). Others towns which are part of the valley are Baños de Montemayor (where there are Roman thermal baths), Aldeanueva del Camino, Gargantilla Gargantilla is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Institu ..., Segura de Toro (where Celtic vestiges remain), Casas del Monte, Abadía and La Granja. Through t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |