
Culla is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the ''
comarca
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'' of
Alt Maestrat,
Castellón,
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, Spain.
The town is located on a 1,121 m high mountain, right to the SE of the town rises the 1,090 m high
Tossal de la Serrà and further away the 1,087 m high Esparreguera, the tallest summit of the
Serra d'Esparreguera. Nearby
Montlleó River hides canyons only accessible from Culla.
Culla has a population of 633 inhabitants.
History
The castle of the town was one of the main castles of the historical
Maestrat
The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón p ...
area in ancient times.
Villages
* Culla
* Paulo
* Sales de Matella
* Mel o Pla de La Torreta
* Riu Sec
* Molinell
* Monllat
* Pla del Sabater
References
External links
Culla, ratllant el cel - Culla Town Hall
Culla - Turismo de Castellon*
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Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat
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Municipalities in the Province of Castellón
Alt Maestrat
Maestrazgo