Aceituna

Municipality and town

Seal

Country

Spain

Vegas del Alagón

Extremadura

Cáceres

Vegas del Alagón

Valle del Alagón

Established

13th century

Government

• Mayor

Josafat Clemente Pérez

Area

• Land

40 km² (20 sq mi)

Population (2011)

• Total

620

• Density

15.5/km² (40/sq mi)

Population

Postcode

10666

Area code(s)

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 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi) 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:

Feast of San Sebastián on the 20, 21 and 22 of January.
Carnivals.
Semana Santa (Holy Week).
Pilgrimage, seven days after Easter Sunday.
San Antonio, on June 13.
Feast of Santa Marina on July 18.
Offertory, first Sunday after September 8.

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.

References

↑ "Cáceres: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

Municipalities in the province of Cáceres

Abadía Abertura Acebo Acehúche Aceituna Ahigal Alagón del Río Albalá Alcántara Alcollarín Alcuéscar Aldea del Cano Aldeacentenera Aldeanueva de la Vera Aldeanueva del Camino Aldehuela de Jerte Alía Aliseda Almaraz Almoharín Arroyo de la Luz Arroyomolinos Arroyomolinos de la Vera Baños de Montemayor Barrado Belvís de Monroy Benquerencia Berrocalejo Berzocana Bohonal de Ibor Botija Brozas Cabañas del Castillo Cabezabellosa Cabezuela del Valle Cabrero Cáceres Cachorrilla Cadalso Calzadilla Caminomorisco Campillo de Deleitosa Campo Lugar Cañamero Cañaveral Carbajo Carcaboso Carrascalejo Casar de Cáceres Casar de Palomero Casares de las Hurdes Casas de Don Antonio Casas de Don Gómez Casas de Millán Casas de Miravete Casas del Castañar Casas del Monte Casatejada Casillas de Coria Castañar de Ibor Ceclavín Cedillo Cerezo Cilleros Collado Conquista de la Sierra Coria Cuacos de Yuste Deleitosa Descargamaría El Gordo El Torno Eljas Escurial Fresnedoso de Ibor Galisteo Garciaz Garganta la Olla Gargantilla Gargüera Garrovillas de Alconétar Garvín Gata Guadalupe Guijo de Coria Guijo de Galisteo Guijo de Granadilla Guijo de Santa Bárbara Herguijuela Hernán-Pérez Herrera de Alcántara Herreruela Hervás Higuera Hinojal Holguera Hoyos Huélaga Ibahernando Jaraicejo Jaraíz de la Vera Jarandilla de la Vera Jarilla Jerte La Aldea del Obispo La Cumbre La Garganta La Granja La Pesga Ladrillar Logrosán Losar de la Vera Madrigal de la Vera Madrigalejo Madroñera Majadas Malpartida de Cáceres Malpartida de Plasencia Marchagaz Mata de Alcántara Membrío Mesas de Ibor Miajadas Millanes Mirabel Mohedas de Granadilla Monroy Montánchez Montehermoso Moraleja Morcillo Navaconcejo Navalmoral de la Mata Navalvillar de Ibor Navas del Madroño Navezuelas Nuñomoral Oliva de Plasencia Palomero Pasarón de la Vera Pedroso de Acim Peraleda de San Román Peraleda de la Mata Perales del Puerto Pescueza Piedras Albas Pinofranqueado Piornal Plasencia Plasenzuela Portaje Portezuelo Pozuelo de Zarzón Puerto de Santa Cruz Rebollar Riolobos Robledillo de Gata Robledillo de Trujillo Robledillo de la Vera Robledollano Romangordo Rosalejo Ruanes Salorino Salvatierra de Santiago San Martín de Trevejo Santa Ana Santa Cruz de Paniagua Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Marta de Magasca Santiago de Alcántara Santiago del Campo Santibáñez el Alto Santibáñez el Bajo Saucedilla Segura de Toro Serradilla Serrejón Sierra de Fuentes Talaveruela de la Vera Talaván Talayuela Tejeda de Tiétar Tiétar Toril Tornavacas Torre de Don Miguel Torre de Santa María Torrecilla de los Ángeles Torrecillas de la Tiesa Torrejón el Rubio Torrejoncillo Torremenga Torremocha Torreorgaz Torrequemada Trujillo Valdastillas Valdecañas de Tajo Valdefuentes Valdehúncar Valdelacasa de Tajo Valdemorales Valdeobispo Valencia de Alcántara Valverde de la Vera Valverde del Fresno Viandar de la Vera Villa del Campo Villa del Rey Villamesías Villamiel Villanueva de la Sierra Villanueva de la Vera Villar de Plasencia Villar del Pedroso Villasbuenas de Gata Zarza de Granadilla Zarza de Montánchez Zarza la Mayor Zorita

Coordinates: 40°09′N 6°20′W / 40.150°N 6.333°W / 40.150; -6.333

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