Bordón
Bordón | |
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| Coordinates: 40°41′N 0°19′W / 40.683°N 0.317°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Teruel |
| Comarca | Maestrazgo, Aragon |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Álvaro Jarque Cardona |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.98 km2 (11.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 106 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bordonero, -a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bordón is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to data collected in 2021 by the National Institute of Statistics in Spain, the municipality has a population of 116 inhabitants.
Geography
[edit]Bordón has an altitude of approximately 828 m (2,717 ft), at a distance of 130 km (81 mi) from the capital of the province, Teruel.
History
[edit]Likely of Carthaginian origin, the settlement was incorporated into the Castellote commandery by the Knights Templar in the late 12th century (around 1196). It was granted a Charter of Settlement in 1282.
In 1212, a shepherd is said to have discovered an image of the Virgin Mary hidden within a holm oak. A hermitage was built on the site, and by around 1306, the Templars decided to construct a larger church to accommodate the growing devotion to the Virgin of the Holm Oak. Over time, the town of Bordón developed around the church.[2]
By the mid-19th century, Bordón, by then an independent municipality, had a recorded population of 440 inhabitants.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Bordón has a population of 116.
| Vertical bar chart demographic of Bordón[3] between 1842 and 2021 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b Madoz 1846, pp. 404–405.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). "Alterations of municipalities in population censuses since 1842". Retrieved 16 June 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Madoz, Pascual (1846). "Bordon". Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (in Spanish). Vol. IV. Madrid. pp. 405–406.
External links
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- Bordón
- Sierra de Gúdar - Maestrazgo, Geografía física y humana[permanent dead link]
- El Guerrero Romano
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