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Description
Sorihuela de Guadalimar is a small municipality that belongs to the region of Las Villas and is located between the districts of La Loma and El Condado. The municipality has a territorial enclavein the heart of the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.
Limit with the neighbouring municipalities of Chiclana de Segura, Beas de Segura, Villanueva del Archbishop and Castellar. The enclave that is part of the municipality is inserted among the municipal terms of Beas de Segura, Hornos de Segura and Villanueva del Archbishop, as a forest territory that historically guaranteed the supply of wood and pastures to the inhabitants of Sorihuela de Guadalimar. This factor makes that even though its main core is outside the protected space, this municipality does actually have a presence in the natural park.
Forest area represents half its extension the city, focusing on the mentioned enclave. The agricultural land, with the olive tree as the dominant crop, is located in the main sector of the municipal term, located between the county district of Sierra Morena and the plain areas of the region of Sierra de Segura.
The economic activity of the town is based on the olive-growing, in the Almazara industry and in tourism, since part of its term belongs to the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.
Between architectural jewels of Sorihuela de Guadalimar, the Parish Church of Santa Águeda of the 16th century and of Renaissance style, and the Castle, this one, of Arab origin, is erected in a plateau of the urban core.
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Culture
- Parish Church of Santa Águeda. It is Renaissance in simple and simple forms and is under the title of the Patroness of the town, Santa Águeda. It began construction in 1571, on ruins of another existing temple. The plant is a drawer, that is, it consists of a unique ship, covered with a wooden armor, according to the Mudejar tradition. The Major chapel is of rectangular base, it is accessed by a step and through a large arch of half point. Another part that has particular interest is the Tower of the bell tower, design by Andrés de Vandelvira. It is structured in three bodies, separated by cornels, and that of the bells covered with half orange domes. The factory in the whole building is a shillery. It also highlights the magnificent imaginationThe size of Saint Agueda from the 16th century and a size of Jesus Crucified from the same time stand out.
- Arab turret: It was built in 886. And the purpose was to fortify the left bank of the Guadalquivir River, and at the same time to serve as an advance to the fortress of Iznatoraf. The castle, of which a single tower remains, rises on a rocky structure and at whose foot the village extends.
- Hermitage of Santa Quiteria. The old construction, already in 1,511, is cited among the hermitage of Iznatoraf, a municipality from which it gained independence. She is the co-patron of Sorihuela and is located three kilometres from the town centre, in the area called "Cerrico Pelón." It has a single ship and lacks architectural value due to the numerous reforms it has undergone.
- Plaza de los Caños. They have their seven different cages and for the reason of origin, for the water of the four on the left is in the orchard of Moscoso, the three rows on the right are spread from the upper part of Mina Street. Its breadth and good situation make this square point of reference and guidance For one's own and strangers, no less than seven streets converge in it in vain.
Nature
Sorihuela de Guadalimar is a municipality divided into two realities. Your term of fact is separated into two parts. Where the village extends, Sorihuela looks to the county, while in another good piece of the municipal term it is within Las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.
For her the term runs the rivers Guadalimar and Guadalquiviras well as various streams. It has in its near surroundings the following heights: Alberconies (1,064 m.), Sima (1,063 m.), Chiclana Muela (1,043 m.) and Iznatoraf (1,031 m.).
It is one of the localities where vegetation has a greater variety, along with the species of the High mountain, such as larix pine or acebo, they live with other species that develop to lower heightsuch as black pine, tejo or boj and with those that develop in the lowest area: melojo oak, oak oak, coconut, olive trees, and other endemic and aromatic plants.
To this vegetation we will add the one that develops in the river banks: chopos, willows, mumberas, tarais...The faunain line with the plant variety and the numerous habitats in the term, abundant and diverse.
A mountain rapes, eagles, broken bones, lethargy vultures, the cynetic speciesboth major game, deer, muflon, boar, like the minor hunting, rabbit, hare, parrots, quail...
Without forgetting the typical olive birdswho either live in it, or feed on migration movements: curuca, verderon, zorzal, petirred... The fauna of the rivers of crystal clear water in its high courses: trout, barbo, otters... Just like reptiles and amphibians (salamander, for example).
A privileged world where nature is the main attraction of these lands. Nothing better than to discover it in one of the many places in municipal terms, we will point out the following:
- Knights' Canyon. This enclave that extends along the Knights' stream offers beautiful panoramic natural park, highlighting the typical coastal vegetation surrounding the stream. It is located to the east of the town in full natural park50 km away. of the city centre.
- The Ray. The surrounding landscape is of great beauty, being a good starting point for excursions inside the Park.
- Hoya of the Trevejiles. It is a forest house, which is in turn the ideal starting point for different natural routes inside the park and to discover the Sierra de Segura and the Sierra de Las Villas.
Parties and Events
The Sorihueños look forward to the arrival, among others, of the following parties:
- Santa Águeda, 4 and 5 February. It's the Patrona de Sorihuela de Guadalimar, and with this holiday it recalls on February 5, 1,235, the day the town was conquered to the Muslims. The cults will begin on January 27 in the parish with the ninth to the Holyin which it is dedicated every day to a group of people (children, young people, elderly people, migrants, catechists...) There are many acts with which the Sorihueleños pay tribute to their patron: a great stake, recited of poetry by children, songs, competitions... There is much devotion in the town to Santa Águeda, the lawyer for the diseases of women's breasts. It's customary to share bread doughnuts in the days of the ninth, popularly called "charity". These doughnuts are kept and taken when one is sick.
- Romeria de Santa Quiteria. The last weekend of May is held the Romeria of Santa Quiteria, Co-patron of Sorihuela and patron of the fields of the canyon on the hermitage bearing its name, 3 km. of the town in the called place "Cerrico Pelón." On Sunday afternoon, the image is processed to the bridge over the Guadalimar River.
- Fairs and Festivals of Augustbetween 20 and 24 August. Although they are destined to venerate Santa Águeda, it is also a wink to the migrants who return these days to their people of birth. The parties begin with the traditional pregon and will not miss the characteristic cobwebs.
- Sewing: A very deep-rooted custom is that of "ask for figs" on Christmas Eve night. The children go from home to home singing and asking for figs, even though they will pick up other sweets to give them or some coins.
Gastronomy
The massacres of the pig, which, in addition to bringing together relatives and friends, filled the beams of the kitchens with chorizos, morcillas and salchicones that ensure the contumio of the year.
But the culinary culture of this villa has other viandas that, although simple, add to the palate of the most demanding. These include:
- Pipirrana de las Villas. Made of cooked potatoes and dried peppers, garlic, salt and the irreplaceable olive oil.
- Gypsy salad: chopped onion, tomato and pepper, dressing it with salt, oil, vinegar and some crushed cumins.
- Eggs to the turret, which are achieved by frying some garlic with onion until they are golden with some ham and chorizo tacos until they form the porreta. Then eggs will be added until they are curved.
- Chickpeas. A typical Easter dish, to which breads or cod are added.
- Wedding stew. It was served at the weddings of the past and is composed of a thick broth consisting of half a dozen meatballs, a chicken thigh, two very small cooked and minced eggs, and a dressing where the nail and oregano are highlighted with nuts and almonds.
Warehouse:
- Drunk, flour mass, roasted olive oil, spirits, lemon scraping, cinnamon and sugar.
History
In the Arab timesSorihuela was a fortress that reinforced the village of Iznatoraf. In year 886 sand raises the strength of which the Tower of Tribute is left alone.
This castle would be conquered by King Fernando III on the day February 5, 1,235.
The area was repopulated by Christians from Castile who welcomed the day of conquest, the day of Santa Águeda, as Patrona de la Villa.
Fernando III "el Santo," cede Sorihuela as a village to the village of Iznatoraf, becoming part of the advance of Cazorla.
Philip II granted Sorihuela the title of Villa on 11 April 1595, exempting it from the jurisdiction over it that Iznatoraf had. An independence that was expensive for its 650 inhabitants, who had to borrow from several villages in the province.
By 1,652, Mrs. Teresa Martínez, the Hospital of San Martínnext to the hermitage that existed in that place. It was a hospital for the sick and needy.
Ermita and Hospital would succumb in 1826 due to the Decriminalization of Mendizábal.
In 1855, a cholera epidemic forced the City Council to raise a cemetery outside the population.
In 1,915 the construction of the Bridge on the Guadalimar River began.
At present, Sorihuela de Guadalimar supports its future towards tourism in order to make known the artistic and natural heritage that it encloses in its term.
