Los Pedroches
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| subdivision_name1 = Andalusia
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| subdivision_name2 = Córdoba
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| dimensions_footnotes = [http://www.lospedroches.org/la-mancomunidad/situacion.php Mancomunidad de Municipios de los Pedroches]
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Los Pedroches is a natural region and comarca in Córdoba Province, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the Sierra Morena area at the northern end of the province.[http://cordobapedia.wikanda.es/wiki/Los_Pedroches Cordobapedia - Los Pedroches] The main town is Pozoblanco.
The climate of the comarca is continental. It is the northernmost Andalusian territory. The name of the present-day official comarca is Los Pedroches.{{Cite web |date=2008-08-08 |title=El mal llamado ´valle de los pedroches´ |url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/opinion/2008/08/08/mal-llamado-valle-pedroches-38255107.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Diario Córdoba |language=es}}
The {{Transliteration|ar|kūra}} of {{Transliteration|ar|Fahs al‐Ballūt}} quite coincided with Los Pedroches.{{cite journal |last1=Rosique Rodríguez |first1=Mª Victoria |title=EL POBLAMIENTO ISLÁMICO EN LA KURA DE FAHS AL‐BALLŪT: UNA APROXIMACIÓN ARQUEOLÓGICA / THE ISLAMIC SETTLEMENT IN THE KURA OF FAHS AL‐BALLŪT: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH |journal=Anahgramas |date=2015 |pages=114–151 |doi=10.21071/ahgm.v0i2.4118 |url=https://journals.uco.es/ahg/article/view/4118 |access-date=29 November 2023 |language=es |issn=2444-3123|doi-access=free }}
Municipalities
Specialty: ham
Aḥmad al-Rāzī (Córdoba, 888 - Córdoba, 955) calls the Pedroches "Fahs al Ballut", which means "plain of acorns". He says: "The oak is the only tree species in this area. That’s why it is called "The plain of acorns", and they are the best in Spain." The "Los Pedroches" is one of the four Spanish designations of origin (Denominación de origen) for ham; it is produced and processed in an area that covers 32 towns and villages in the Los Pedroches valley. But the production of ham in Spain was developed only from the 19th century when the local breeds were crossed with other breeds to increase the size of the pigs' upper legs. Before that, the local pigs were known for the quality of their meat as a whole.{{cite web |language= fr |title= Histoire et géographie du jambon espagnol |website= artsandculture.google.com |url= https://artsandculture.google.com/story/cgVB3C7vi5z8LQ?hl=fr |access-date= Jan 15, 2025 }}
Observing the stars
The Pedroches is an international dark-sky preserve, with numerous spots suitable for observing the stars: they are the peri-urban parks, shrines or old mines that are scattered throughout the region. The Starlight Reserve includes 17 towns: Cardeña, Conquista,
Villanueva de Córdoba, El Guijo, Santa Eufemia, El Viso, Villaralto, Alcaracejos, Torrecampo, Añora, Pozoblanco, Pedroche, Dos
Torres, Hinojosa del Duque, Fuente la Lancha, Villanueva del Duque and Belalcázar.
{{cite web |title= Starlight Reserve Los Pedroches |website= cordobaturismo.es |series= Astronomical Guide. Starlight Reserves in Córdoba |url= https://cordobaturismo.es/wp-content/uploads/10811/ASTRONOMICAL-GUIDE.pdf |access-date= Jan 15, 2025 |page= 91 }}
See also
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Los Pedroches}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20231130005906/http://lospedroches.com/ Mancomunidad de Municipios de Los Pedroches]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125192242/http://pedroches.com/coordinadora/ Coordinadora de Los Pedroches]
- [http://www.solienses.com Solienses. Cultura de Los Pedroches]
- [http://www.villanuevadelduque.com Villanueva del Duque]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091224162941/http://www.encinarock.com/ Festival de Música Jóven de los Pedroches]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160702164818/http://www.turismolospedroches.org/site/ los Pedroches Tourism]
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Category:Natural regions of Spain