Here you have some information about Tuéjar and the district of Los Serranos. Really there aren´t a lot of information in english about the village and the district, but here you have two links to websites with english version about the region of Valencia in general.
www.comunitatvalenciana.com
www.valenciaterraimar.org
sábado, 7 de marzo de 2009
THE DISTRICT OF LOS SERRANOS
The distric of Los Serranos is located in the Northwestern section of the province of Valencia, on mountainous terrain that honours its name and meaning “high” Turia, and offers stark, rugged scenery with its own caind of beauty.
Extending to the north are the last spurs of the Javalambre Sierra that continues to the east after changing its name to Sierra de Andilla. To the south, the boundary of the district is marked by a succession of sierras that extend from the Negrete mountains to the Sierra de Chiva. Betweeten these are the hills known as Los Serranos, cut through by the river Turia its affluent the Tuéjar river, and other smaller streams.
This district is a fine example of a land dominated by Mediterranean mountains from the Iberian System. The natural habitat varies greatly due to its complex geography, ranging from two hundred metres in altitude on the eastern side to one thousand six hundred at the peac known as La Ceja de Alpuente. There seems to be a harmoni mix of natural landscape with a rich culture heritage to be found in the eighteen towns and some twenty villages in the district.
Apart from its historic and artistic heritage and natural beauty, the Los Serranos district is well know for its hospitality, its extensive festivities calendar and tasty cuisine.
TUÉJAR
TUÉJAR, AN HISTORICAL VILLAGE.
At the geographic heart of the district of Los Serranos, among valleys and mountains, next to the birth of the river that gives it the name, we can find Tuéjar.
Tuéjar is a more ancient village than Valencia city, a mixture of different cultures, as demonstrate 8000 years old paleolithic paintings, the bronze age's deposits, Iberian settlements and Roman constructions.
In the centre of the ancient urban area, there are remains of arabic architecture.The fact exists that they formed splits of the enclosure marked off by definite walled limits.
In XIV century, Tuéjar was reconquered by Christians, once its strategic importance was given. Tuéjar bordered the kingdom of James I , Aragon, with Castilla, the other great kingdom in Spain towards the end of the Middle Ages.
The fact of its position next to this roadway has made Tuéjar a scene of numerous historic events.
Its inhabitants have lived on agriculture and cattle raising for centuries.
After the Spanish civil war, in 1940, Tuéjar had almost 4,000 inhabitants, but during the years Tuéjar suffered the mass emigration of generations plus young people, toward Valencia and other Spanish cities, even toward other European countries like Switzerland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, in search of a better future for them and their families.
The Spanish entrance in the EU, in the mid 80s, has supposed for Tuéjar and all the district of “Los Serranos”, one point of inflexion so that he seemed a slow and inexorable agony.
European collaboration has been nail piece ever since for the dinamization and modernization of our land.
At the geographic heart of the district of Los Serranos, among valleys and mountains, next to the birth of the river that gives it the name, we can find Tuéjar.
Tuéjar is a more ancient village than Valencia city, a mixture of different cultures, as demonstrate 8000 years old paleolithic paintings, the bronze age's deposits, Iberian settlements and Roman constructions.
In the centre of the ancient urban area, there are remains of arabic architecture.The fact exists that they formed splits of the enclosure marked off by definite walled limits.
In XIV century, Tuéjar was reconquered by Christians, once its strategic importance was given. Tuéjar bordered the kingdom of James I , Aragon, with Castilla, the other great kingdom in Spain towards the end of the Middle Ages.
The fact of its position next to this roadway has made Tuéjar a scene of numerous historic events.
Its inhabitants have lived on agriculture and cattle raising for centuries.
After the Spanish civil war, in 1940, Tuéjar had almost 4,000 inhabitants, but during the years Tuéjar suffered the mass emigration of generations plus young people, toward Valencia and other Spanish cities, even toward other European countries like Switzerland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, in search of a better future for them and their families.
The Spanish entrance in the EU, in the mid 80s, has supposed for Tuéjar and all the district of “Los Serranos”, one point of inflexion so that he seemed a slow and inexorable agony.
European collaboration has been nail piece ever since for the dinamization and modernization of our land.
FALLA DE TUÉJAR 2009
Hi, dear partners:
In few days you’ll arrive to Tuéjar…
We are very happy and exciting about your visit.
Last 28th. of February we celebrate the “Presentation”
The “Presentation” is a traditional act that is celebrated every year to present to the whole village the activities programmed for the fire celebration.
As you can imagine, this year all the activities that we are preparing are related to our project and to your visit.
It’s really a great honor for us to receive yourselves this year in Tuéjar.
It’s traditional also to present in this act to the " falleras mayores ", a woman and a little girl that they represent for one year the association and preside all the acts that are celebrated.
In few days you’ll arrive to Tuéjar…
We are very happy and exciting about your visit.
Last 28th. of February we celebrate the “Presentation”
The “Presentation” is a traditional act that is celebrated every year to present to the whole village the activities programmed for the fire celebration.
As you can imagine, this year all the activities that we are preparing are related to our project and to your visit.
It’s really a great honor for us to receive yourselves this year in Tuéjar.
It’s traditional also to present in this act to the " falleras mayores ", a woman and a little girl that they represent for one year the association and preside all the acts that are celebrated.
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