Aceituna Explained

Official Name:Aceituna
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Name1:Vegas del Alagón
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Name2:Extremadura
Subdivision Type3:Provinces of Spain
Subdivision Name3:Cáceres
Subdivision Type4:Region
Subdivision Name4:Vegas del Alagón
Subdivision Type5:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name5:Valle del Alagón
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Josafat Clemente Pérez
Established Title:Established
Established Date:13th century
Area Land Km2:40
Population Note:Population
Population Density Km2:15.5
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:10666
Area Code:927-431
Website:http://www.aceituna.es/

Aceituna is a municipality in the province of Cáceres and autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 620 people.[1]

History

Aceituna was founded in the 13th century as a village in the Galisteo Lordship. Aceituna was emancipated as a municipality in 1837, along with the rest of the peoples of the lordship.

At the fall of the Ancien Régime the area was constituted into a constitutional municipality in the region of Extremadura, judicial district of Granadilla, then known as Aceytuna. In the census of 1842 it had 110 homes and 603 residents.

Gastronomy

Aceituna's cuisine is based on the products of the earth and the weather. During slaughter time kiko sausages and liendrillas are made. Also typical during the summer are gazpacho and zorongollo. At weddings and celebrations honey and sugar donuts, fried bagels, honey flowers and buns are usually offered. On the day of the pilgrimage of Christ roses dipped in sugar are distributed.

Local celebrations

In Aceituna the following local feasts are celebrated:

Demography

Demographic evolution! 1787 !! 1827 !! 1850 !! 1920 !! 1950 !! 1981 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006
344 350 603 602 772 803 701 657 663 645 632 618

Hydrography

All Aceituna's waters flow into the Alagon river, which marks the boundary between the municipal districts of Aceituna and Valdeobispo.The most important streams that pass through the town of Aceituna are the Aceituna Streams and the Higaleja and Ribera del Bronco Streams.

To the south of the municipality is the San Marcos dam, in the Aceituna stream. The other town reservoir is the Valdeobispo reservoir, on the border with Valdeobispo.

At the end there are also several lakes, such as Lake Maruguero, the Laguna Nueva, the Manzano Lagoon, the Chavarcón Lagoon, the Chica Lagoon, the Tejares Lagoon, etc.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cáceres: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011 . . 26 May 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120521211712/http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?path=%2Ft20%2Fe260%2Fa2011%2Fl0%2F&file=mun10.px&type=pcaxis&L=0 . 21 May 2012 .