La Serra d'en Galceran explained

la Serra d'en Galceran
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Sierra Engarcerán
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Castellón
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Plana Alta
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Castellón de la Plana
Coordinates:40.2694°N -0.0197°W
Elevation M:748
Area Total Km2:82
Population Demonym:Serratí, serratina
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Valencian
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:12105
Area Code Type:Dialing code

La Serra d'en Galceran (pronounced as /la ˈsɛra ðeŋ ɡalseˈɾan/, Spanish; Castilian: Sierra Engarcerán) is a small municipality in the province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. It is located inland surrounded by the mountain range known as Serra d'en Galceran. The town gives its name to the range.

La Serra d'en Galceran is located about 50 km north of the town of Castelló de la Plana, on the north of the Valencian Community.

History

It is not known what was the name of the range or the village in ancient times. There are ancient Iberian settlements in an area known as El Castellàs, as well as some cave paintings that have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. During the Muslim times there was a castle, as well as some agricultural settlements, in the area.

Historically the first documents are from the years 1213 and 1238 and they tell that James I of Aragon gave the territory, just conquered from the saracens, to nobleman Pere Valimanya. Thus, in 1364 the place appears with the name Serra de Valimanya. Following this, the territory was acquired by a nobleman of the Galceran family; hence the present name.Nicolau de Casalduch, known as "l'antic" or "el vinculador" gave the municipal charter to the town on 6 December 1512.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca by Paco González Ramírez . 9 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070513021704/http://www.valencia.edu/~fjglez/pais/inici.htm . 13 May 2007 . dead .