Culla is a

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in the ''

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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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