Maestrazgo () is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) 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, mark ...

in southeastern

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...

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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 provinc ...

mountain massif that extends to the east to the

Comarques of the Valencian Community The ''Comarcas of Spain, comarques'' of the Valencian Community form an intermediate level of administrative subdivision between Municipalities of Spain, municipalities and Provinces of Spain, provinces. They are used as a basis for the provision ...

Alt Maestrat Alt Maestrat (; ) is a Comarques of the Valencian Community, comarca in the Provinces of Spain, province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. Municipalities The ''comarca'' of Alt Maestrat is composed of nine muni ...

and

Baix Maestrat Baix Maestrat (; ) is a coastal Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' located in the north of the Provinces of Spain, province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The capital of the ''comarca'' is Vinarò ...

. The most important town is Cantavieja. It is bordered by the Aragonese comarcas of

Andorra-Sierra de Arcos Andorra-Sierra de Arcos is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province and it is named after Sierra de Arcos, a range of this mountainous area of the Sistema Ibérico. The capital is Andorra, with 7,335 inhabitants at the 2021 ...

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 an ...

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 ...

and

Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón (; ; ), or Lower Aragon, is an administrative comarca in eastern central Aragon, Spain. It was first established in 1999. It has a population of 29,358 (2007) and an area of 1.304,2 km2. The seat of the comarca is in Alcañiz. I ...

, in the north and in the west and

Gúdar-Javalambre Gúdar-Javalambre is a Comarcas of Aragon, 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 ...

in the south, as well as with the

Castellón Province Castellón () may refer to: Places * Castellón de la Plana, the capital city of the province of Castellón, in Valencian Community, Spain * Province of Castellón, a province in Valencian Community, Spain * Castelló, formerly ''Castelló de la ...

(

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. Mu ...

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

historical region History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Lower Aragon Lower Aragon (, , ), 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 basin, but the historical region encompasses only t ...

. This comarca has a dry,

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

, 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

mountainous A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

region located at the eastern end of the

Iberian System Iberian refers to Iberia. Most commonly Iberian refers to: *Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. The term ''Iberian'' is also used to refer to anything pertaining to the fo ...

. 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 mounta ...

located roughly in the center. Other important ranges are Sierra de la Lastra, Sierra de Garrocha,

Sierra de Caballos Sierra de Caballos or Sierra de los Caballos is a mountain range in the Maestrazgo, Aragon, Maestrazgo and Bajo Aragón comarcas of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is Las Artigas (1,205 m). The Guadalopillo Rive ...

, 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

snow Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...

in the winter. The most important river draining the area is the

Guadalope River The Guadalope (Guadalop in Catalan and Aragonese) is a river in Aragon, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan). Course This long river rises in the Sierra de Gúdar, near Villarroya de los Pinares and Miravete de la Sierra ...

. 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 Maestrazgo
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Mountains and rivers

See also

References

External links