Rincón de Ademuz

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Rincón de Ademuz
Flag of Rincón de Ademuz Coat of arms of Rincón de Ademuz
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Province Valencia
Capital Ademuz
Largest city Ademuz
Demonym  
Population 2,477 (2006)
Area 370.22 km2
Population
density
7 per km2
Municipalities 7


Rincón de Ademuz (Valencian: Racó d'Ademuz) is an exclave of the province of Valencia located between the provinces of Cuenca and Teruel. It is less densely populated than other Valencian regions, and its total number of inhabitants is distributed between seven municipalities of which only Ademuz has over 1,000 inhabitants.

Most of the ancient populations have been of Muslim origin. Conquered by the Christians in 1210, it returned to Islamic hands until reconquered by Jaume I in 1259, who included it with the region in the Kingdom of Valencia.

Its strategic importance at the medieval time was enormous, since the valley that forms the Túria river to its pass Aragón puts Ademuz within, the Aragón province. One of the oldest families inhabiting the region are the Blascos. The family can be traced back through many centuries in Ademuz.

[edit] Municipalities

municipalities of Rincón d'Ademuz


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