Maestrazgo ( an, Mayestrato) is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

in southeastern Aragon,

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. Its names derives from the

Maestrat/Maestrazgo 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 provi ...

mountain massif that extends to the east to the

Comarques of the Valencian Community The '' comarques'' of the Valencian Community, form an intermediate level of administrative subdivision between municipalities and provinces. They are used as a basis for the provision of local services by the Generalitat Valenciana, but do not h ...

Alt Maestrat Alt Maestrat (; es, Alto Maestrazgo) is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

and Baix Maestrat. The most important town is Cantavieja. It is bordered by the Aragonese comarcas of Andorra-Sierra de Arcos,

Cuencas Mineras Cuencas Mineras is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province, in the mountainous area of the Sistema Ibérico. The administrative capital is Utrillas, with 3,346 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca, but the historical ...

Comunidad de Teruel Communidad de Teruel is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. Its capital is Teruel, the capital of Teruel Province. Teruel city gives its name to this comarca located in the mountainous Iberian System area. Municipalities Ababuj, Aguatón, Aguilar del A ...

and Bajo Aragón, in the north and in the west and

Gúdar-Javalambre Gúdar-Javalambre is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. The most important town is Mora de Rubielos. This comarca is located at the southern end of Aragon, bordering the Valencian Community. The area is mountainous with the summits of the Sistema Ibé ...

in the south, as well as with the Castellón Province (

Ports (comarca) Ports () is a Comarques of the Valencian Community, comarca in the Provinces of Spain, province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. It mostly overlaps the historical ''comarca'' known as Ports de Morella (), except fo ...

Alcalatén) in the east. Some municipal terms of this comarca are part of the

historical region Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing soc ...

Lower Aragon Lower Aragon ( es, Bajo Aragón, an, Baixo Aragón, ca, Baix Aragó), also known as ''Tierra Baja'', is a natural and historical region in Aragon, Spain. The name "Lower Aragon" refers to the areas of the lowest altitude within the Ebro river ...

. This comarca has a dry, continental climate, with extreme seasonal changes, and even daily temperatures. Summers are hot and relatively short compared with the long, cold winters.

Mountains and rivers

The Maestrazgo is in a very

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region located at the eastern end of the

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. The main range in this comarca is the

Sierra de Gúdar Sierra de Gúdar is a mountain range in the Gúdar-Javalambre and Maestrazgo comarcas of Aragon and the Alto Mijares comarca of the Valencian Community, Spain. The highest point in the range is Peñarroya (2,019 m). Geography This mountain ...

located roughly in the center. Other important ranges are Sierra de la Lastra, Sierra de Garrocha, Sierra de Caballos, Sierra de la Cañada, Sierra Carrascosa and Sierra del Rayo. The summits of the highest mountains, like Peñarroya (2,019), Alto del Pobo (1,770 m) and Tarayuela (1,738 m) are frequently covered with

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in the winter. The most important river draining the area is the Guadalope River. River Mijares marks the southern limits of the comarca and Alfambra River the western.Guía de la Comarca del Mestrazgo
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References

External links

Comarca del Maestrazgo Official site

La Serrania del Maestrazgo Comarca turística - AragónPasture improvement in the MaestrazgoCAI Tourism Aragon Guide - Cariñena Wine & Wineries
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Mountains and rivers

See also

References

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