Villarluengo is a municipality at the heart of the
mountainous
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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 provinc ...
comarca,
province of Teruel
Teruel (Catalan: ''Terol'' ) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.
It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zar ...
,
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
, Spain. According to the 2010
census
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the municipality has a population of 188 inhabitants.
Villarluengo is located on top of a spectacular rocky outcrop at the edge of a deep canyon, at the confluence of the Palomita and Cañada rivers. The town is surrounded by mountains, the
Sierra de Garrocha,
Sierra Carrascosa
Sierra Carrascosa is a mountain range in the Maestrazgo comarca of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is Muela Carrascosa (1,214 m). The Guadalope River flows along the NW side of the range. Geography
This 14 km lo ...
and
Sierra de la Cañada mountain ranges, as well as the
Muela Mujer and
Muela Mochén mesa
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type mountains.
Muela Mochén
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The municipal term includes the ''Las Fábricas'' abandoned mills and the small village of Montoro de Mezquita.
See also
*Maestrazgo, Aragon
Maestrazgo ( an, Mayestrato) is a comarca in southeastern Aragon, Spain. Its names derives from the Maestrat/Maestrazgo mountain massif that extends to the east to the Comarques of the Valencian Community Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat. The mo ...
*List of municipalities in Teruel
This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Teruel in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. There are 236 municipalities in the province.
See also List of Aragonese comarcas.
See also
*Geography of Spain
*List of cities in Sp ...
References
External links
Villarluengo - Teruel - TurismoSierra de Gúdar - Maestrazgo, Geografía física y humana
Municipalities in the Province of Teruel
Maestrazgo
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