Culla is a municipality in the '' comarca'' of Alt Maestrat, Castellón, Valencia, Spain. The town is located on a 1,121 m high mountain, right to the SE of the town rises the 1,090 m high Tossal de la Serrà and further away the 1,087 m high Esparreguera, the tallest summit of the

Serra d'Esparreguera Serra de d'Esparreguera or Serra Esparreguera ( es, Sierra de Esparraguera, although the spellings ''Sierra de Espaneguera'' or ''Sierra Espaneguera'' are common in many maps) is an over long mountain range in the Alt Maestrat comarca, Valencian ...

. Nearby Montlleó River hides canyons only accessible from Culla. Culla has a population of 633 inhabitants.

History

The castle of the town was one of the main castles of the historical

Maestrat The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón provin ...

area in ancient times.

Villages

* Culla * Paulo * Sales de Matella * Mel o Pla de La Torreta * Riu Sec * Molinell * Monllat * Pla del Sabater

References

External links

Culla, ratllant el cel - Culla Town Hall

Culla - Turismo de Castellon

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