Pedrosillo de Alba

Pedrosillo de Alba is a Spanish municipality and town in the province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It is integrated into the region of Tierra de Alba. It belongs to the Salamanca judicial district and to the Rutas de Alba and Tierras del Tormes commonwealth.

The municipality is made up of the town of Turra de Alba, as well as Pedrosillo. The municipal area occupies an area of 19.26 km².

City Council

Panoramic

Abside Mudejar from the parish church of San Pedro

Symbols

Shield

The heraldic shield that represents the municipality was approved with the following coat of arms:

«I hear a match. First, of azur with two keys laid in aspa, one of gold and the other of silver, and under them two boards of pilgrims, of silver, laid in aspa, and sprang upon them a reverence of the same. Second, of gold with an oak ripped, of siple. Mantelado in chief of gules with an open ducal crown of gold. Tied of the Spanish Royal Crown»

Flag

The city council has not yet adopted a flag for the municipality.

History

Its foundation dates back to the repopulation carried out by the kings of León in the Middle Ages, being integrated into the quarter of Cantalberque of the jurisdiction of Alba de Tormes, within the Kingdom of León, then called Peidrosielo. It belonged to the Cuarto del Río Almar, since the jurisdiction of Alba de Tormes was divided into four parts during the repopulation. This region suffered the Castilian looting in 1196 and King Alfonso IX favored its recovery, hence these dates are considered to date the beginning of the construction of the Church of San Pedro. With the creation of the current provinces in 1833, Pedrosillo de Alba was framed in the province of Salamanca, within the Leonese Region, forming part of the judicial district of Alba de Tormes until its disappearance and its integration into that of Salamanca.

Demographics

The emigration phenomenon of the mid-s. XX that takes place in the Spanish rural environment, is strongly reflected in the departure of Pedrosillanos who essentially take Salamanca, the Basque Country and Madrid as their destination. They also march to Switzerland and Germany in the 1960s. Before these two waves of emigration, at the beginning of the s. XX was also notable the one that had America as its destination. Pedrosillanos, together with people from the neighboring towns of Alaraz and Santiago de la Puebla, went to the United States to work in California or in the steel industry in Youngstown (Ohio). According to the municipal register prepared by the INE in 2016, the municipality of Pedrosillo de Alba has a population of 142 inhabitants.

Graphic of demographic evolution of Pedrosillo de Alba between 1900 and 2022

Source: Spanish National Statistical Institute - Graphical development by Wikipedia.

Population centers

The municipality is divided into two population centers: Pedrosillo de Alba and Turra de Alba, which had the following population in 2015 according to the INE.

Geography

Gamo River

The river rises in Puerto de Villatoro, Avila, and runs through its municipal area from East to West. It runs one kilometer north of the town's urban area. The river has been marking its route in such a way that it leaves on its right bank the foothills of the small hills that dominate the towns and human settlements of its valley: Gajates, Galleguillos, Pedrosillo de Alba, Membribe de la Sierra, La Lurda and Garcihernández.

Monuments and places of interest

Church of Saint Peter the Apostle

Originally built in the Romanesque-Mudejar style, also known as brick Romanesque, its apse is preserved from the primitive construction, dating from the XIII. The exterior of this apse is configured in two bodies of seven panels separated by stirrups. The rest of the church was remodeled in the 16th century, changing the vaults for a simple, gabled wooden roof. The construction of the church is topped on the outside by a brick belfry from the XVIII century, with bells dating from 1752. and 1925. Inside the church, the baptismal font stands out, dating from the 12th century.

Culture

Parties

• 29 June (San Pedro).
• August 31 (San Ramón).

Administration and politics

Municipal elections