Aroche

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Municipality in Andalusia, Spain

Aroche

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Coordinates: 37°57′N 6°57′W﻿ / ﻿37.950°N 6.950°W﻿ / 37.950; -6.950
Country| Spain
Autonomous community| Andalusia
Province| Huelva
Government

• Mayor| José Antonio Muñiz Carrasco
Area

• Total| 499 km2 (193 sq mi)
• Land| 499 km2 (193 sq mi)
• Water| 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Population

(2018)[1]

• Total| 3,109
• Density| 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Aroche (Portuguese: Arouche) is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Huelva, Andalusia. According to the 2005 census, the town had a population of 3,319.

## History[edit]

Similarly to Moura and Serpa, Aroche and Aracena may have been conquered by the Order of the Hospital and incorporated to the Kingdom of Portugal during the reign of Sancho II, circa 1230–1233, although it has been suggested the Christian occupation may have had to wait to the void of Muslim power in the area caused by the Fall of Seville in the late 1240s.[2] The area, occupied by Afonso III of Portugal by 1251,[3] was theoretically granted together with Aracena to the Crown of Castile in 1253, although the effective and definitive transfer happened in 1267 as settled in Treaty of Badajoz.[4] In fact, Afonso III granted Aroche a fuero in 1255.[5]

## Demographics[edit]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1999| 3,517| —
2000| 3,503| −0.4%
2001| 3,446| −1.6%
2002| 3,384| −1.8%
2003| 3,396| +0.4%
2004| 3,360| −1.1%
2005| 3,319| −1.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

## Gallery[edit]

* Monument

* Roman remains in the archaeological museum

* The Castle

* Museo del Rosario

## References[edit]

Citations

1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. ^ Pérez-Embid 1974, pp. 22–23.
3. ^ González Jiménez 1986, p. 193.
4. ^ González Jiménez 1986, pp. 193–194.
5. ^ González Jiménez 1986, p. 194.

Bibliography

* González Jiménez, Manuel (1986). "Conflictos fronterizos en la Sierra de Aroche. El pleito de Barrancos (1493)" (PDF). Huelva en su historia (1): 193–200. ISSN 1136-6877.
* Pérez-Embid, Florentino (1974). "Castilla y Portugal en la Sierra de Aracena" (PDF). Minervae Baeticae. Seville: Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras (2): 5–29. ISSN 0214-4395.

## External links[edit]

* Aroche \- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía

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* El Campillo
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* El Granado
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* Escacena del Campo
* Fuenteheridos
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* Hinojales
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* Jabugo
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* La Nava
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* Puerto Moral
* Punta Umbría
* Rociana del Condado
* Rosal de la Frontera
* San Bartolomé de la Torre
* San Juan del Puerto
* San Silvestre de Guzmán
* Sanlúcar de Guadiana
* Santa Ana la Real
* Santa Bárbara de Casa
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* Villanueva de las Cruces
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