La Carballeda () is a ''

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'' located in the northwest of the province of Zamora,

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, western

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. Its area is 1,216.54 km². Despite of the strong identity of its inhabitants, this

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has not been able to achieve the necessary legal recognition for its administrative development. Therefore its municipalities have resorted to organizing themselves in

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, the only legal formula that has allowed the region to manage its public municipal resources meaningfully. The capital of the province is Mombuey and the most populated town is Villardeciervos, even though its population is only 491. The name 'La Carballeda' originated in the great number of ''

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'' oaks, locally known as ''carballos'', in the comarca. The Sierra de la Culebra mountain range, one of the few areas in Western Europe having a sizeable population of wild

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, is located in the southwest of the comarca.

Municipalities

Some of the villages included in the historical comarca are part of municipalities which are now included the Sanabria comarca. * Cernadilla ** Anta de Tera ** San Salvador de Palazuelos ** Valdemerilla * Espadañedo ** Carbajales de la Encomienda ** Farmamontanos de la Sierra ** Letrillas ** Utrera de la Encomienda ** Vega del Castillo * Justel ** Quintanilla ** Villalverde * Manzanal de Arriba ** Codesal ** Folgoso de La Carballeda ** Linarejos ** Pedroso ** Sagallos ** Sandin ** Santa Cruz de Los Cuérragos * Manzanal de los Infantes ** Donadillo ** Dornillas ** Lanseros ** Otero de Centenos ** Sejas de Sanabria * Molezuelas de la Carballeda * Mombuey ** Fresno de la Carballeda **

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

* Muelas de los Caballeros ** Donado ** Gramedo * Otero de Bodas ** Val de Santa María * Peque * Rionegro del Puente ** Santa Eulalia del Río Negro ** Valleluengo ** Villar de Farfón * Villardeciervos ** Cional ** Manzanal de Abajo

External links

Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas

Asociación Cultural Las Raíces , Codesal

Web sobre Codesal

Página Web de la Villa de Mombuey, Templarios en Carballeda, Mapa de la Comarca

Página oficial de la Asociación "Diego de Losada"

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