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| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Province of Cáceres|Cáceres]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Province of Cáceres|Cáceres]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Comarca]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Valle del Ambroz]]
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| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Gloria de los Santos Vizcaino Martín - Alcaldesa - Ayuntamiento de Hervás - Ayuntamiento de Hervás |url=https://www.hervas.es/corporacion-municipal/-/asset_publisher/438dM2BunOGz/content/id/1338597 |website=www.hervas.es |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>
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| leader_party = PSOE
| leader_party = [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Sergio Pérez Martín
| leader_name = Gloria de los Santos Vizcaino Martín
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Entidades Locales |url=https://ssweb.seap.minhap.es/REL/frontend/inicio/municipios/11/13423/75 |website=ssweb.seap.minhap.es |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>
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| elevation_m = 688
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| population_as_of = 2023
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| population_total = 4190
| population_as_of = 2012
| population_total = 3907
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'''Hervás''' ({{IPA-es|erˈβas}}) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of [[Cáceres (province)|Cáceres]]. It had 3,839 inhabitants in 2005. It is 120&nbsp;km from [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]] and 90&nbsp;km far from [[Salamanca]]. It is the capital of the [[Valle de Ambroz]] [[comarca]] in the [[Ambroz River]] valley. It has a soft [[continental climate]].
'''Hervás''' ({{IPA|es|eɾˈβas}}; {{langx|ext|Ervás}}) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of [[Cáceres (province)|Cáceres]]. It had 3,907 inhabitants in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) |url=https://www.ine.es/nomen2/inicio_r.do |website=www.ine.es |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> It is 120&nbsp;km from [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]] and 90&nbsp;km far from [[Salamanca]]. It is the capital of the [[Valle de Ambroz]] [[Comarcas of Extremadura|comarca]] in the [[Ambroz River]] valley.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Granados |first1=Jesús Ávila |title=El libro de la repostería tradicional |date=2003 |publisher=Ediciones Robinbook |isbn=978-84-96054-04-2 |page=170 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fvQRDiwRZBwC&dq=Valle+de+Ambroz+%22Herv%C3%A1s%22+capital&pg=PA170 |access-date=8 April 2024 |language=es}}</ref> It has a soft [[continental climate]].


==History==
==History==
In the 12th century, the [[Knights Templar]] built [[Santihervás]] hermitage under the patronage of the Christian martyrs [[Gervasius and Protasius]]. By this hermitage the town started to grow during 13th and 14th centuries.
In the 12th century, the [[Knights Templar]] built [[Santihervás]] hermitage under the patronage of the Christian martyrs [[Gervasius and Protasius]]. By this hermitage the town started to grow during 13th and 14th centuries.


From its foundation on it belonged to the lordship of [[Béjar]] in the [[Kingdom of Castile]]: it passed to Cáceres jurisdiction on the 30 November 1833.
From its foundation on it belonged to the lordship of [[Béjar]] in the [[Kingdom of Castile]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Historia - Ayuntamiento de Hervás - Ayuntamiento de Hervás |url=https://www.hervas.es/historia |website=www.hervas.es |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> it passed to Cáceres jurisdiction on the 30 November 1833. The city's civil and religious architecture has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hervás |url=https://redjuderias.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hervas-web.pdf |website=rejuderias.org |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>


===La Judería===
===La Judería===
Lots of [[Jewish]] families started to settle from the 15th century on, they even maintained their rituals some years after 1492. The [[Jewish quarter (diaspora)|Jewish quarter]] ''(Judería)'' has been maintained and it is one of the tourist lures of the town.
Many [[Jewish]] families settled here from the 15th century on. Some Jews remained in Hervas following their [[Expulsion of Jews from Spain|expulsion from Spain]] in 1492; although they officially converted to Christianity, they continued to [[Crypto-Judaism|practice Judaism in secrecy]] for a very long time. A proverb that is still common today in the area says that “in Hervás there are many Jews”. The [[Jewish quarter (diaspora)|Jewish quarter]] ''(Judería)'' of Hervas has been maintained and it is one of the main tourist attractions of the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hervás |url=https://visitambroz.es/pueblos/hervas/ |website=Valle del Ambroz |access-date=8 April 2024 |language=es-ES |date=10 October 2019}}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
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==Remarkable buildings==
==Remarkable buildings==
* La Enfermería de los Religiosos Franciscanos ([[Franciscan]] Sickbay), 18th century, current town hall.
* La Enfermería de los Religiosos Franciscanos ([[Franciscan]] Sickbay), 18th century, current town hall.
* El Convento de los Religiosos Trinitarios ([[Trinitarian Order|Trinitarian]] Convent), current [[Junta de Extremadura]] Hospedería (chain of four stars hotels run by regional government).
* El Convento de los Religiosos Trinitarios ([[Trinitarian Order|Trinitarian]] Convent), current [[Junta de Extremadura]] Hospedería (chain of four-star hotels run by the regional government).
* [[Pérez Comendador]]-Leroux Museum, 18th century.
* [[Pérez Comendador]]-Leroux Museum, 18th century.
* La Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María (Saint Mary's Parish Church).
* La Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María (Saint Mary's Parish Church).
* Museo de la Cereza del Jerte (cereza con denominación de origen Valle del Jerte). [https://hospederia.net/hospederia-valle-del-jerte-de-extremadura/ Hospederia Valle del Jerte].
* Plasencia, la perla del Valle del Jerte

== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.hervas.es/ Hervás City Council website] {{es icon}}

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Latest revision as of 02:31, 8 November 2024

For the surname, see Hervás (surname).
Hervás
Ervás
Municipality
View of Hervás
View of Hervás
Coat of arms of Hervás
Coat of arms
Hervás is located in Extremadura
Hervás
Hervás
Location in Extremadura
Hervás is located in Spain
Hervás
Hervás
Hervás (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 5°51′57″W / 40.27389°N 5.86583°W / 40.27389; -5.86583
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Extremadura
ProvinceCáceres
ComarcaValle del Ambroz
Government
[1]
 • MayorGloria de los Santos Vizcaino Martín (People's Party)
Area
[2]
 • Total
59.78 km2 (23.08 sq mi)
Elevation
(AMSL)
688 m (2,257 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
3,907
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
10700
Area code+34 (Spain) + 927 (Cáceres)
Websitewww.hervas.es

Hervás (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈβas]; Extremaduran: Ervás) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of Cáceres. It had 3,907 inhabitants in 2023.[3] It is 120 km from Cáceres and 90 km far from Salamanca. It is the capital of the Valle de Ambroz comarca in the Ambroz River valley.[4] It has a soft continental climate.

History

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In the 12th century, the Knights Templar built Santihervás hermitage under the patronage of the Christian martyrs Gervasius and Protasius. By this hermitage the town started to grow during 13th and 14th centuries.

From its foundation on it belonged to the lordship of Béjar in the Kingdom of Castile:[5] it passed to Cáceres jurisdiction on the 30 November 1833. The city's civil and religious architecture has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1969.[6]

La Judería

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Many Jewish families settled here from the 15th century on. Some Jews remained in Hervas following their expulsion from Spain in 1492; although they officially converted to Christianity, they continued to practice Judaism in secrecy for a very long time. A proverb that is still common today in the area says that “in Hervás there are many Jews”. The Jewish quarter (Judería) of Hervas has been maintained and it is one of the main tourist attractions of the town.[7]

Economy

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The textile industry was very important from the 18th to 19th centuries. After that, the chestnut wood industry, handicrafts and tourism have been the pillar of Hervás' economy.

Remarkable buildings

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  • La Enfermería de los Religiosos Franciscanos (Franciscan Sickbay), 18th century, current town hall.
  • El Convento de los Religiosos Trinitarios (Trinitarian Convent), current Junta de Extremadura Hospedería (chain of four-star hotels run by the regional government).
  • Pérez Comendador-Leroux Museum, 18th century.
  • La Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María (Saint Mary's Parish Church).
  • Museo de la Cereza del Jerte (cereza con denominación de origen Valle del Jerte). Hospederia Valle del Jerte.
  • Plasencia, la perla del Valle del Jerte

References

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  1. ^ "Gloria de los Santos Vizcaino Martín - Alcaldesa - Ayuntamiento de Hervás - Ayuntamiento de Hervás". www.hervas.es. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ Granados, Jesús Ávila (2003). El libro de la repostería tradicional (in Spanish). Ediciones Robinbook. p. 170. ISBN 978-84-96054-04-2. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Historia - Ayuntamiento de Hervás - Ayuntamiento de Hervás". www.hervas.es. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Hervás" (PDF). rejuderias.org. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Hervás". Valle del Ambroz (in European Spanish). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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