Palanques
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Palanques is a small town and
The town's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and the Ermita de la Verge dels Dolors is a small church dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows that lies within the town's municipal limit.[2]
History
Palanques was a
The town has lost much population in the last 100 years; it had 249 inhabitants in 1900 and 1,133 in 1950. After the abandonment of traditional agricultural practices, like
By 2000 Palanques had only a residual population of 21 inhabitants. Nowadays some of the houses of the town are in ruins and others have been converted into summer houses. Palanques revives during the summer season when many former residents return to the town to spend the holidays, for its climate is continental with mild temperatures on summer nights.
See also
- Morella
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Paco González Ramírez - El País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
External links
- - Ajuntament de Palanques
- Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
- Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat.
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