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La Carlota, Spain

April 11, 2024

La Carlota is a municipality of small settlements, in the southern half of Spain near Córdoba. In 2005 it had 11,488 inhabitants, and in 2018 just over 14,000, all living in a predominantly rural area measuring some 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi).

La Carlota
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
La Carlota
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°40′N 4°56′W / 37.667°N 4.933°W / 37.667; -4.933
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceCórdoba
ComarcaValle Medio del Guadalquivir
Government
 • MayorAntonio Granados Miranda (PSOE)
Area
 • Total78.97 km2 (30.49 sq mi)
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total14,067
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymCarloteños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
14100
WebsiteOfficial website

Government and locality edit

La Carlota is 30 km (19 mi) from the provincial capital city of Córdoba, and is governed as a province of that city. Yet the area has had a curious history, which means that it is today divided into 11 districts: the village municipality of La Carlota and ten smaller 'departments' or hamlets. These 'departments' are:

  • First department: La Paz
  • Second department: Los Algarbes
  • Third department: Monte Alto
  • Fourth department: Arrecife
  • Fifth department: El Garabato
  • Sixth department: La Chica Carlota. Its former name was Petit Carlota (1768).
  • Seventh department: Las Pinedas
  • Eighth department: El Rinconcillo
  • Ninth department: Fuencubierta
  • Tenth department: Aldea Quintana

La Carlota borders the province of Seville to the west and south, and to the north is the town of Guadalcázar.

Terrain and weather edit

La Carlota is located in the Cordoban countryside, well south-west of the large regional capital of Cordoba, and it occupies part of the alluvial valley of the River Guadalquivir and an area of its Quaternary terraces. This means that La Carlota and La Chica Carlota are sited astride and alongside large steams that come down from the Guadalquivir river and the mountains to the north.

The terrain of the countryside is soft and gently rolling and without extreme slopes, though mountains may be glimpsed on the far horizons. The main economic activity is agriculture and traditional products: dry cereals; olive groves; vineyards; sunflowers; sugar beet; and cotton. The production of certain high-value types of fresh agricultural produce is favoured, due to easy access to urban consumers in two provincial capitals. High-speed Internet is ubiquitous and, as automated/robotic and low-water precision agricultural techniques advance, this factor may also become important for future agricultural production.

The area has weather that is typical of the area, sharing inland Spain's very high temperatures in summer. The winters are deemed semifrías or 'semi-cold' by local people, although visitors from northern Europe might find them rather pleasant. There is, of course, a level of aridity in the area. There is little annual rainfall exceeding 600 mm and this leaves an annual deficit in the hydrological balance.

History edit

The populations resident here in pre-historic, Ancient Roman and Medieval times are amply discussed in D. Antonio Martínez Castro's PhD thesis El Poblamiento Desde La Antigüedad A La Edad Moderna En La Subcomarca Cordobesa de Las Nuevas Poblaciones: El Ejemplo De La Carlota.[2]

La Carlota was founded in 1767. King Charles III of Spain wished to colonize some depopulated areas of the Guadalquivir valley and Sierra Morena. This grand project established three main settlement areas: La Carolina (Jaén), La Carlota (Córdoba), and La Luisiana (Seville). The aim of this colonization was on the one hand to protect the stagecoach traffic from petty banditry, and on the other hand to once again establish productive farms. About six thousand German and Flemish Catholic settlers, plus some Catalans and Valencians, came as new settlers. Of those 6,000 colonists, approximately 1,600 settled in Carlota. This is why Central European surnames and ethnic features and characteristics are common among the inhabitants, and why pork stew and sausages boiled in wine are favourite local dishes. Settlers were given 28 bushels of farmland, a house, household animals such as dogs, suitable agricultural implements and tax exemption for ten years.[3]

As well as influence from German and Flemish settlers there also followed a significant French influence, which led to the local administrative form of having "departments" instead of villages. For the same reason, the street plans of most of the main La Carlota settlement, and nearly all of its villages, have grids of roads and lanes set at right-angles.

An early history of the district is by Fernández Cabezas, En la Retaguardia: Coleccion de cronicas de La Carlota (Cordoba), Imprenta A. Santos (1937). There was also a special issue of the Boletin de la Real Academia de Córdoba (Bulletin of the Royal Academy of Cordoba, No.88, 1968) devoted to the history of the foundation of the new towns and villages, which introduced historians to a series of conferences held on the topic. A substantial and accessible modern book on the history of the district was published in 2014, Las Raíces de la Tierra: La aventura de los colonos (The Roots of the Earth: adventures of the settlers), by the poet and short-story author J.J. Mugar. The author's fiction and poetry also features the area as a setting.

The writer, poet and diarist Juan Bernier (1911-1990) was born and raised in La Carlota. His Poesía completa (Complete Poetry) was published as a book in 2011.

Recreation edit

6km to the north is Spain's longest "Via Verde" (or 'Railway Path' in English). This former railway line, closed in 1970, gently rolls across the countryside through fields of sunflowers and olive groves for over 90 km (56 mi). It runs between the southwest edge of Cordoba and Marchena in Seville. The "Via Verde" is most visited by tourists in the springtime, when wildflowers abound, and electric bicycles are now extending the types of weather in which the path can be enjoyed as a cyclist.

In recent years a number of off-road hiking trails have been tested and mapped by "Ramarvid", including six around La Carlota and three from La Chica Carlota.

Further afield, some 30 km (19 mi) away to the north are the southern parts of the Parque Natural Sierra de Hornachuelos, a National Park that is one of the best conserved areas of Mediterranean riverine upland forest, in which oaks predominate. Some 90 km (56 mi) to the south is the nearest seaside resort and coastline, at Málaga.

Cultural events edit

  • Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos, January 5
  • La Candelaria, February 1 and 2
  • Día de Andalucía, February 28
  • Feria del libro, April 24
  • Fiesta del día de la Cruz, feria y fiestas de Aldea Quintana. Décimo Departamento (recomendada, todas las ferias de la zona comienzan con ésta), May 3
  • Romería de San Isidro, May 15
  • San Pedro y San Pablo (Feria y Fiestas de Montealto), June 29
  • Feria y Fiestas de la paz, July 1
  • Día de la Colonización, July 5
  • Mercado Colono local, second weekend of July
  • Feria y Fiesta de Los Algarbes, July 16
  • Santiago Apóstol, feria y fiestas de El Garabato, July 25
  • Día de la Virgen de los Ángeles, feria y fiestas de Las Pinedas, August 2
  • Virgen del Tránsito y Virgen de Agosto, feria y fiestas de La Chica Carlota y El Rinconcillo respectivamente, August 15
  • Verbena del Emigrante, August 28
  • Feria y Fiestas de la Fuencubierta, August 30
  • Fiestas del Santísimo Cristo de la Misercordia, September 14–17
  • Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario, patrona de la Carlota, October 7
  • Día de la Constitución, December 6

The Dia de la Colonizacion ('Day of the Colonists') is celebrated each 5 July and marks the arrival of the new and hardy colonists from northern Europe. There is a cultural festival, an eighteenth century market, and a contest for flamenco dancers.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ D. Antonio Martínez Castro, El Poblamiento Desde La Antigüedad A La Edad Moderna En La Subcomarca Cordobesa de Las Nuevas Poblaciones: El Ejemplo De La Carlota, 2015, University of Cordoba. (Trans: Populations From Antiquity to the Modern Age in a Cordovan Sub-Region, with the New Populations: the example of La Carlota).
  3. ^ "Historia de La Carlota", 7 de Marzo magazine, No. 44, November 2013.

External links edit

  •   Media related to La Carlota, Spain at Wikimedia Commons

April 11, 2024
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La Carlota is a municipality of small settlements in the southern half of Spain near Cordoba In 2005 it had 11 488 inhabitants and in 2018 just over 14 000 all living in a predominantly rural area measuring some 80 square kilometres 31 sq mi La CarlotaMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsLa CarlotaLocation in SpainCoordinates 37 40 N 4 56 W 37 667 N 4 933 W 37 667 4 933CountrySpainAutonomous communityAndalusiaProvinceCordobaComarcaValle Medio del GuadalquivirGovernment MayorAntonio Granados Miranda PSOE Area Total78 97 km2 30 49 sq mi Elevation228 m 748 ft Population 2018 1 Total14 067 Density180 km2 460 sq mi DemonymCarlotenosTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code14100WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Government and locality 2 Terrain and weather 3 History 4 Recreation 5 Cultural events 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGovernment and locality editLa Carlota is 30 km 19 mi from the provincial capital city of Cordoba and is governed as a province of that city Yet the area has had a curious history which means that it is today divided into 11 districts the village municipality of La Carlota and ten smaller departments or hamlets These departments are First department La Paz Second department Los Algarbes Third department Monte Alto Fourth department Arrecife Fifth department El Garabato Sixth department La Chica Carlota Its former name was Petit Carlota 1768 Seventh department Las Pinedas Eighth department El Rinconcillo Ninth department Fuencubierta Tenth department Aldea QuintanaLa Carlota borders the province of Seville to the west and south and to the north is the town of Guadalcazar Terrain and weather editLa Carlota is located in the Cordoban countryside well south west of the large regional capital of Cordoba and it occupies part of the alluvial valley of the River Guadalquivir and an area of its Quaternary terraces This means that La Carlota and La Chica Carlota are sited astride and alongside large steams that come down from the Guadalquivir river and the mountains to the north The terrain of the countryside is soft and gently rolling and without extreme slopes though mountains may be glimpsed on the far horizons The main economic activity is agriculture and traditional products dry cereals olive groves vineyards sunflowers sugar beet and cotton The production of certain high value types of fresh agricultural produce is favoured due to easy access to urban consumers in two provincial capitals High speed Internet is ubiquitous and as automated robotic and low water precision agricultural techniques advance this factor may also become important for future agricultural production The area has weather that is typical of the area sharing inland Spain s very high temperatures in summer The winters are deemed semifrias or semi cold by local people although visitors from northern Europe might find them rather pleasant There is of course a level of aridity in the area There is little annual rainfall exceeding 600 mm and this leaves an annual deficit in the hydrological balance History editThe populations resident here in pre historic Ancient Roman and Medieval times are amply discussed in D Antonio Martinez Castro s PhD thesis El Poblamiento Desde La Antiguedad A La Edad Moderna En La Subcomarca Cordobesa de Las Nuevas Poblaciones El Ejemplo De La Carlota 2 La Carlota was founded in 1767 King Charles III of Spain wished to colonize some depopulated areas of the Guadalquivir valley and Sierra Morena This grand project established three main settlement areas La Carolina Jaen La Carlota Cordoba and La Luisiana Seville The aim of this colonization was on the one hand to protect the stagecoach traffic from petty banditry and on the other hand to once again establish productive farms About six thousand German and Flemish Catholic settlers plus some Catalans and Valencians came as new settlers Of those 6 000 colonists approximately 1 600 settled in Carlota This is why Central European surnames and ethnic features and characteristics are common among the inhabitants and why pork stew and sausages boiled in wine are favourite local dishes Settlers were given 28 bushels of farmland a house household animals such as dogs suitable agricultural implements and tax exemption for ten years 3 As well as influence from German and Flemish settlers there also followed a significant French influence which led to the local administrative form of having departments instead of villages For the same reason the street plans of most of the main La Carlota settlement and nearly all of its villages have grids of roads and lanes set at right angles An early history of the district is by Fernandez Cabezas En la Retaguardia Coleccion de cronicas de La Carlota Cordoba Imprenta A Santos 1937 There was also a special issue of the Boletin de la Real Academia de Cordoba Bulletin of the Royal Academy of Cordoba No 88 1968 devoted to the history of the foundation of the new towns and villages which introduced historians to a series of conferences held on the topic A substantial and accessible modern book on the history of the district was published in 2014 Las Raices de la Tierra La aventura de los colonos The Roots of the Earth adventures of the settlers by the poet and short story author J J Mugar The author s fiction and poetry also features the area as a setting The writer poet and diarist Juan Bernier 1911 1990 was born and raised in La Carlota His Poesia completa Complete Poetry was published as a book in 2011 Recreation edit6km to the north is Spain s longest Via Verde or Railway Path in English This former railway line closed in 1970 gently rolls across the countryside through fields of sunflowers and olive groves for over 90 km 56 mi It runs between the southwest edge of Cordoba and Marchena in Seville The Via Verde is most visited by tourists in the springtime when wildflowers abound and electric bicycles are now extending the types of weather in which the path can be enjoyed as a cyclist In recent years a number of off road hiking trails have been tested and mapped by Ramarvid including six around La Carlota and three from La Chica Carlota Further afield some 30 km 19 mi away to the north are the southern parts of the Parque Natural Sierra de Hornachuelos a National Park that is one of the best conserved areas of Mediterranean riverine upland forest in which oaks predominate Some 90 km 56 mi to the south is the nearest seaside resort and coastline at Malaga Cultural events editCabalgata de los Reyes Magos January 5 La Candelaria February 1 and 2 Dia de Andalucia February 28 Feria del libro April 24 Fiesta del dia de la Cruz feria y fiestas de Aldea Quintana Decimo Departamento recomendada todas las ferias de la zona comienzan con esta May 3 Romeria de San Isidro May 15 San Pedro y San Pablo Feria y Fiestas de Montealto June 29 Feria y Fiestas de la paz July 1 Dia de la Colonizacion July 5 Mercado Colono local second weekend of July Feria y Fiesta de Los Algarbes July 16 Santiago Apostol feria y fiestas de El Garabato July 25 Dia de la Virgen de los Angeles feria y fiestas de Las Pinedas August 2 Virgen del Transito y Virgen de Agosto feria y fiestas de La Chica Carlota y El Rinconcillo respectivamente August 15 Verbena del Emigrante August 28 Feria y Fiestas de la Fuencubierta August 30 Fiestas del Santisimo Cristo de la Misercordia September 14 17 Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario patrona de la Carlota October 7 Dia de la Constitucion December 6The Dia de la Colonizacion Day of the Colonists is celebrated each 5 July and marks the arrival of the new and hardy colonists from northern Europe There is a cultural festival an eighteenth century market and a contest for flamenco dancers See also editLa CarolinaReferences edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute D Antonio Martinez Castro El Poblamiento Desde La Antiguedad A La Edad Moderna En La Subcomarca Cordobesa de Las Nuevas Poblaciones El Ejemplo De La Carlota 2015 University of Cordoba Trans Populations From Antiquity to the Modern Age in a Cordovan Sub Region with the New Populations the example of La Carlota Historia de La Carlota 7 de Marzo magazine No 44 November 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to La Carlota Spain at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Carlota Spain amp oldid 1161735782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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