Torrecaballeros is a municipality located in the
province of Segovia,
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. Its current population is slightly over 1372 inhabitants as it has experienced a remarkable growth in terms of population during the last decade.
Torrecaballeros also has the location of
Cabanillas del Monte
Cabanillas del Monte is a city and a municipality which belongs to the municipality of Torrecaballeros, located in the Segovia (province), province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2022 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadís ...
,
La Aldehuela
La Aldehuela is a municipality of Spain in the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It has a 17.04 km² area, a population of 233 inhabitants (2005) and a density of 13.91 people/km².
The mayor is José Hern ...
and
La Torre
La Torre is a municipality composed of the following districts, Balbarda, Blacha, Guareña, Oco and Sanchicorto located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
In ...
.
History
Torrecaballeros and its annexes such as La Torre, La La Aldehuela, Cabanillas: in the Middle Ages it was called Oter de Cavalleros, that is, Otero de Caballeros. In the 16th century it was mentioned as Tor de Caballeros. But since 1759 it already had the current name. Located next to the
Sierra de Guadarrama, it was an obligatory passage of transhumance through the
Cañada Real Soriana Occidental. It was a town of ranchers and mountain people, from woodcutters to shepherds. It belonged to the
Sexmo de San Lorenzo.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Segovia
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