La Portellada

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Country Spain Municipality La Portellada Elevation 569 m Local time Friday 9:30 AM Province Province of Teruel		Autonomous community Aragon Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 21.37 km² Population 234 (2014)

Weather 15°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 42% Humidity

La Portellada ([la porteˈʎaða]; [ɫə purtəˈʎaðə], [la poɾteˈʎaða]) is a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 277 inhabitants.

Map of 44589 La Portellada, Teruel, Spain

Bordering localities

Economy

Agriculture

Olive trees, olive oil is a major source of income for this town, the oil belongs to the Denomination of Origin Aragon.

Almonds are another source of income.

Cereal

Livestock

Swine

Sheep and goats

Rabbits

Fowl

Religious sites

Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian

Chapel of San Miguel (recreation area)

Piton de San Pedro Martir

Virgen del Portillo

Industrial Architecture

Former "Waterfall mill" (Molí del Salt)

Landforms

"The Waterfall" (El Salt). A waterfall in the Tastavins river, about 20 feet high.

Other

"Gavella Pi" (Pine Gavella)

"Torreta de Ferro" (Iron Tower)

Celebrations

Major

Celebrations in Honor of San Cosme and San Damian on September 27th, and San Miguel on September 29th

Minor

San Anton January 17th

St. Agatha on February 5th

San Pedro Mártir April 29th

First Easter (Easter Monday)

Second Passover

Typical products

Olives of the Portellada

Cured ham (D.O. Jamón de Teruel)

Casquetes

Almonds

Rosca de tallaes (cake with chunks of marinated beef), typical of Easter

References

La Portellada Wikipedia

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