La Cuba: Basic information of the municipality Teruel. Aragon.

Municipality

The municipality La Cuba covers an area of 6,5 Km2
This town is at a distance of 124 Km from Teruel
Located at an altitude of 882 m
In 1996 had a population of 70 inhabitants

Ayuntamiento de La Cuba

44141 LA CUBA (TERUEL)
Phone: +34 964180008

Comarca del Maestrazgo within Aragon
Municipality La Cuba belong to the shire Comarca del Maestrazgo

Cuba is a town of the High Maestrazgo. Located very close to the limit with the province of Castellon.

The Municipality of La Cuba is close to the Valley, collecting the waters from the northern slope of the high maestrazgo, (Cantavieja, Mirambel and Tronchón), heading towards Forcall.

It is the lowest place of altitude of this whole region of Turolense and it shows in its vegetation.

In the upper area, the Hermitage of San Cristobal is located and in a high point, but in the middle slope, the Church of San Miguel.

Its boundaries border Mirambel, Mata de Morella (Castellón) and Portell de Morella (Castellón).

Cuba is located on a slope of the Muela Monchen (Sistema Ibérico). The river that bears the name of the town is the border with the province of Castellón.

History

In 1242 the master of the Order of the Temple granted a letter to La Cuba, its origin is prior to the Reconquest because in the Commendation of King Alfonso II to the Templars, Cuba is mentioned as one of the seven peoples that made up the Baylia.

Monuments of Interest

- The Parochial Church of San Miguel XVII century:

It is located at the top of the town, the current temple was built in 1752, it is in the Baroque style, made of handwork and stonework. The tower is attached to the left side of the façade, two bodies stand out in relation to it, the first with a square plan and a clock, the second with rounded edges and four hollows with semicircular arches and a stone capital for the bells. Inside there are three naves and a transept with barrel vaults and with lunettes

- City Council:

Corner building with a trapezoidal floor, there is a fish market with reduced arches on the ground floor.

On the first floor there is the meeting room as well as a file room.The street vendors are located in the market of the street vendors.

The square:

The "Pelleric" is an exagonal rock where it is said that there used to be a trunk where the gallows was placed.

Hermitage of San Cristobal XVI century:

Little is known about it, it is said that it was the ordeal since from the Church the cemetery road rises directly and very close at the top is the hermitage. It has been restored by the townspeople and children of the town who no longer live in it.

At 12 noon on Sunday of the Summer Festival a Mass is celebrated by the Bishop of Zaragoza Alfonso, son of La Cuba.

- Laundry:

There are two laundries, one next to the fountain, very large and the other is a little further away but on the same road.

-The Source:

It's very recent, a picnic area was built next to it.

- Casco Urbano:

You will be able to appreciate its old houses full of stories, its inhabitants, its customs and you will enjoy a full and healthy disconnection and tranquility of its streets.

Customs and gastronomy

A custom of this town is the dance called "Las Vueltas", is performed around the Town Hall in the town square, where the waiters with their partner danced around the square.

Like Gastronomy we can say that it is necessary to emphasize, "Meat to the Shepherdess", cooked of potatoes with meat and normal condiments, this is accompanied by a wine, cognac or brandy.

It is also typical throughout the Maestrazgo region the "coquettes" stuffed with angel hair or pumpkin jam, or "the mostachones" which are round pastries like cookies that are taken at breakfast or with sweet wine.

Phone numbers of interest

Town Hall: 964180008

Rural Tourism House "El Canton": +34 964180025

Esparto Interpretation Museum: +34 964180025

Excursions:

- Canto del Oro 1179 m. of altitude

- Castellar 1189 m. of altitude

- Canto de Moragues (Mirador) 1195 m. of altitude

- La Cuba- Maria Sorolla

Other information of the Municipality

Ample your information on Aragon

If you want Ample your information on Aragon you can begin crossing some Monasteries, o 40 Castles another interesting route is the Mudejar, Patrimony of the Humanity, also you can extend your cultural knowledge on Aragón examining its municipal and institutional heraldy without forgetting, of course, some of its emblematicas figures as San George Pattern of Aragon or its personages I illustrate adding to these data a minimum crossed by its history o some books.

Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiario that lives in its monuments.

The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces: Zaragoza, Teruel and Huesca and ours varied Regions, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa or the Moncayo or by opposition in the valle of the Ebro.

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