Valderrobres

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Valderrobres/Vall-de-roures

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Coordinates: 40°53′N 0°9′E / 40.883°N 0.150°E / 40.883; 0.150Coordinates: 40°53′N 0°9′E / 40.883°N 0.150°E / 40.883; 0.150
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Teruel
Municipality Valderrobres/Vall-de-roures
Area
  Total 124.04 km2 (47.89 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 2,242
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Valderrobres (Spanish: [baldeˈroβɾes]) or Vall-de-roures (Catalan: [ˈbaʎ də ˈrowɾəs], locally: [ˈbaɫ de ˈrɔwɾes]) is a municipality and the major town of the comarca of Matarranya (Spanish: Matarraña) in the province of Teruel, Aragon (Spain). It is located in view of the landscape of the northwestern foothills of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, by the Matarranya River, a tributary to the right of the Ebro. Valderrobres is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.

The town has a Gothic church of Santa Maria and a Renaissance townhall building.

This town and the surrounding comarca are part of La Franja and the local dialect is a variant of Catalan. The name of the town means "Valley of the Oaks".

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