Altitude: 462 m
Population: 127 habitantes
(Source INE 2006)
Natives: Puchereros o Botijeros.
There are different versions as to the name of this town, depending on the word of the result. If we take “sarta”, could lead to "sartín" (plants that live tangled in thyme and others). Another meaning could be derived from "sartus", weeding. Or cut or chopped mountain, by the small hill that separates them from the heart of the Sierra de San Vicente.
At the time of the knighthood domains, Sartajada belonged to the Davilas,
with Navamorcuende as head village, which obtained its independence
in 1678 by the Letter of Village, by the grace of King Felipe IV.
Town north of the Shire, in the Valley
of the Tietar. Near the provincial boundary with Avila. North of the region
of the Sierra de San Vicente.
To access by car to this village, we must take the N-501 (Madrid-Plasencia)
and take the detour in the 94th kilometer to La Iglesuela by the CM 5054
and at the junction take the CM-5051 to Sartajada. It is also accessible
by bus.
SANTIAGO APOSTLE CHURCH
(*): From the sixteenth century (1510), Elizabethan style. Three naves
with a five-sided polygonal apse. It separates from from the cenral chapel
by short arches on stone columns. Square-foot tower, made up of three
bodies of low-rise, the last houses the bells. It shows the coat of the
Davilas. The tile base of the apse was sold to the Museum of Santa Cruz
de Toledo.
MAQUILERO MILL: Located in the Garganta de Torinas, it
is a ramp mill.
(*) Monument included in the inventory of regional heritage
of the Province of Toledo.
Due to their lands clay, Sartajada has always had a great tradition of pottery, with many Arabs ovens. From this tradition comes the adjective pucherero or botijero. At present, there is still a family that keeps the artisan crafting.
Since most of the mills of the Sierra, the Sartajada were "maquileros”, gaining "maquila "(or portion of ground wheat) by their operations.
During the 30s, it came to exceed the figure of 200 inhabitants, while
between the 80s and 90s it suffered a drastic decline in population
that stood close to 100 people, a figure that still remains. It is one
of the municipalities with fewer people and most elderly population
in the mountains.
July 25: Feast of Santiago the Apostle.
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
In virtually all the festivals celebrated in the region, visitors are
invited to eat and drink in order to enjoy even more the peculiarity
of these festivities.
Senda
Viriato-GR 63: Stages 17 and 18.
Talavera roads and trails, Sierra de San Vicente and La Jara: R-18 and R-19.
Phone Numbers
City Hall: 925 868 388
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