Arrabalde
Arrabalde | |
|---|---|
Church of Arrabalde | |
Arrabalde Location in Spain. | |
| Coordinates: 42°06′26″N 5°53′46″W / 42.10722°N 5.89611°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Zamora |
| Comarca | Órbigo-Eria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Baltasar Fernández Fernández |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 194 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Arrabalde is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain.
Place name
The name comes from the Arabic rabad "neighborhood, suburb", with the assimilated article al- : arrabád. In Spanish it was arrabal , while in Galician , Portuguese and Astur-Leonese it became arrabalde . As dispersed rural habitats are very common in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula , the term arrabalde soon acquired the meaning of "neighborhood or village detached from the main nucleus". In this case, Arrabalde owes its name to its status as a satellite village of a larger nearby population, or, more likely, to the fact that the town was founded next to an old ruined nucleus. [2]
History
Its history dates back to ancient times, with the presence of a Neolithic dolmen, an Asturian settlement from the Iron Age, and during the Roman conquest, located in the Castro de las Labradas. In the vicinity of this town, Don Victorino Llordén, a lawyer from Benavente and antiquarian, found the Arrabalde Treasure, one of the most important pre-Roman treasures in Spain, which is now on display in the Provincial Museum of Zamora. In 2020, remains of a Roman-era military camp were found in the area. [3]
Population
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 528 [4] |
| 1991 | 474 [4] |
| 2001 | 383 [4] |
| 2011 | 279 [4] |
| 2021 | 218 [4] |
| 2024 | 194 [4] |
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
- ^ Riesco Chueca, Pascual (2018). Toponimia de la provincia de Zamora: panorámica documental, comparativa y descriptiva. Zamora: Instituto de Estudios Zamoranos "Florián de Ocampo". p. 314-315.
- ^ ICAL, J. D. S. / (2020-04-16). "Arqueólogos leoneses y cántabros localizan dos asentamientos militares romanos en Arrabalde (Zamora)". iLeón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "Arrabalde (Zamora, Castilla y León, España) - estadísticas de población, gráficos, mapa, ubicación, clima e información web". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-12-10.