Granja de Moreruela is a municipality located in the

province of Zamora Zamora () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, León, Valladolid, and Salamanca, and by Portugal. The present-day province of Zamora w ...

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 337 inhabitants.

Background

The

Camino Sanabrés The Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of St. James, extends from different countries of Europe, and even North Africa, on its way to Santiago de Compostela and Finisterre. The local authorities try to restore many of the ancient routes, ...

, a branch of the Way of Saint James, originates in the town.

Historical buildings

Moreruela Abbey Moreruela Abbey (''Monasterio de Santa María de Moreruela'') is a former Cistercian monastery in the province of Zamora in Castile and León, Spain. Location Moreruela Abbey is situated to the west of Granja de Moreruela, about 35 kilometre ...

is the most important building located in this municipality. Dating from the 12th century, Moreruela Abbey is often claimed as the first monastery of the Cistercian Order in Spain.

References

Municipalities of the Province of Zamora {{Zamora-geo-stub