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Village · Cuenca · 1,222 m

Valsalobre

Valsalobre is a village in Serranía de Cuenca, near Beteta. Its municipality includes Serrezuela de Valsalobre, a Natural Monument since 2003 and the place with Spain’s greatest concentration of chasms, where cavers are often found, as well as La Torreta shelter.

Panoramic view of Valsalobre with houses clustered beneath a rocky hillside.
Valsalobre, Cuenca. Photo: «Valsalobre, Cuenca, España, 2017-05-22, DD 43», Diego Delso (2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to see

Nearby

Beteta and Carrascosa de la Sierra.

Places in and around Valsalobre

Protected area

Serrezuela de Valsalobre: The Densest Chasm Area in Spain

Valsalobre

Near Valsalobre

Heritage · 2.8 km straight-line distance away

Valtablado de Beteta: an abandoned village in the Serranía

Beteta
Waterfall · 5 km straight-line distance away

Bocanegra Resurgence (Ojal Morena), Poveda de la Sierra

Poveda de la Sierra
Forest · ≈ 5.2 km straight-line distance away

Dehesa de Belvalle (Beteta)

Beteta
Castle · 5.3 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Rochafrida (Beteta): the fortress upon the black cliff

Beteta
Cave · ≈ 5.3 km straight-line distance away

Matasnos Sinkhole: where a stream plunges 122 metres underground

Carrascosa de la Sierra
Geosite · ≈ 5.7 km straight-line distance away

Peñalén Mining Museum

Peñalen
Cave · 5.9 km straight-line distance away

Roman mine of Cueva del Hierro: 2,500 years of iron mining

Cueva del Hierro
Heritage · ≈ 6.1 km straight-line distance away

Church of San Pablo and Ermita de los Remedios (Poveda de la Sierra)

Poveda de la Sierra

Population of Valsalobre, 1842–2021

Valsalobre reached a peak of 334 inhabitants in 1910 . In the 2021 census there were 21 , a decrease of 94%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Valsalobre 1842: 311 inh.1857: 277 inh.1860: 276 inh.1877: 315 inh.1887: 299 inh.1897: 297 inh.1900: 306 inh.1910: 334 inh.1920: 322 inh.1930: 334 inh.1940: 321 inh.1950: 333 inh.1960: 330 inh.1970: 215 inh.1981: 65 inh.1991: 77 inh.2001: 63 inh.2011: 46 inh.2021: 21 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 334 21
INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Valsalobre month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,222 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)791114192429292218119
Avg. min (°C)-1024712161611831
Rainfall (mm)7465103916252171651978575
Rainy days99121210835811118
Frost days191293000000510

Location

Location: Valsalobre BetetaCarrascosa de la SierraPeñalenPoveda de la SierraSerrezuela de Valsalobre: The Densest Chasm Area in SpainValtablado de Beteta: an abandoned village in the SerraníaBocanegra Resurgence (Ojal Morena), Poveda de la SierraDehesa de Belvalle (Beteta)Castle of Rochafrida (Beteta): the fortress upon the black cliffMatasnos Sinkhole: where a stream plunges 122 metres undergroundPeñalén Mining MuseumRoman mine of Cueva del Hierro: 2,500 years of iron mining BetetaCarrascosa de la SierraPeñalenPoveda de la Sierra Reference
Atlas diagram. Valsalobre: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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