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Municipality
Jérica
Jérica is a municipality and town in the comarca of Alto Palancia in Castellón, which currently has a population of 1,642 inhabitants.
It is known that this territory was reconquered from the Moors by the Christian troops of James I the Conqueror in 1236, to create the Lordship of Jérica in 1255. This would last until 1369, succeeded by the County of Jericá in 1372, a period from which the second belt of the wall of the municipality dates. It was finally incorporated under the Royal Crown in 1479. The municipality fell into decline, exacerbated by the closure of its convents and French domination.
A heritage restoration and conservation project has recently been undertaken, which includes a large number of buildings and constructions of architectural importance, such as the numerous towers that are still standing in the town, such as the Homenaje Tower, built with stone ashlars and a semicircular arched entrance. Another example of this type of construction is the Mudejar bell tower or the tower located in the Plaza de San Juan. Also of note are the remains of the old town walls and the gates into the town like San Roque Gate, Sala Gate, San Juan Gate and the San Joaquín Gate. In terms of religious heritage, buildings like the Shrine of San Roque, in Gothic Renaissance style; the Church-Convent of Socós; the Church of Cristo de la Sangre, built over an earlier mosque; and the Convent of Capuchinos stand out.
The local economy has historically been based on livestock farming and agriculture, with olive and fruit tree cultivation particularly important. Over recent decades, natural environment around the town saw the development of incipient outdoor sports businesses take off somewhat.
Local festivals are markedly religious in character and are spread throughout the year in honour of different saints: San Antón, Santa Águeda, San Roque, La Divina Pastora and Easter Week.