San Juan del Rebollar
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San Juan del Rebollar is a small town of the province of Zamora
, in north-western Spain
. It's located about 60 km from the city of Zamora.
It is a typical countryside Spanish village, consisting basically in a number of houses around a central square. The town is in a little valley, by the side of the Mena stream. The core of the town is here, although it has expanded up the sides of the valley and now part of the village is out of it. The economy has long been based on agriculture and cattle. Currently, most of its inhabitants have jobs outside the village, though they still grow cereals and vegetables, for animal feeding and human consumption.
The origin of San Juan come from the Middle Ages
, and was probably founded by the time of the Spanish Reconquista. The name of the town, San Juan del Rebollar, is because it was once surrounded by a forest of "rebollos" (young oak
trees).
The climate is the typical Castilian one. It's a continental type, with cold winters and mild summers. However, in the last few years, an increase in the summer temperature has been observed.
Zamora (province)
Zamora is a Spanish province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.The present-day province of Zamora province was one of three provinces formed from the former Kingdom of León in 1833, when Spain was re-organised into 49 provinces.It is bordered by...
, in north-western Spain
Spain
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. It's located about 60 km from the city of Zamora.
It is a typical countryside Spanish village, consisting basically in a number of houses around a central square. The town is in a little valley, by the side of the Mena stream. The core of the town is here, although it has expanded up the sides of the valley and now part of the village is out of it. The economy has long been based on agriculture and cattle. Currently, most of its inhabitants have jobs outside the village, though they still grow cereals and vegetables, for animal feeding and human consumption.
The origin of San Juan come from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, and was probably founded by the time of the Spanish Reconquista. The name of the town, San Juan del Rebollar, is because it was once surrounded by a forest of "rebollos" (young oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
trees).
The climate is the typical Castilian one. It's a continental type, with cold winters and mild summers. However, in the last few years, an increase in the summer temperature has been observed.