Culla is a municipality

Municipalities of Spain

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 in the comarca

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of Alt Maestrat

Alt Maestrat

Alt Maestrat is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.- Municipalities :*Albocàsser*Ares del Maestre*Benasal*Catí*Culla*Tírig*La Torre d'En Besora*Vilar de Canes*Villafranca del Cid...

, Castellón

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, Valencia

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, Spain

Spain

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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

Serra d'Esparreguera

Serra de d'Esparreguera or Serra Esparreguera is an over long mountain range in the Alt Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain....

. 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 area in ancient times.

Villages

• Culla
• Paulo
• Sales de Matella
• Mel o Pla de La Torreta
• Riu Sec
• Molinell
• Monllat
• Pla del Sabater

External links

• Culla, ratllant el cel - Culla Town Hall
• Culla - Turismo de Castellon
• Paco González Ramírez - País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca
• Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
• Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat