Culla
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Culla is a municipality
Municipalities of Spain
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 in the comarca
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of Alt Maestrat
Alt Maestrat
Alt Maestrat is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.- Municipalities :*Albocàsser*Ares del Maestre*Benasal*Catí*Culla*Tírig*La Torre d'En Besora*Vilar de Canes*Villafranca del Cid...

, Castellón
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, Valencia
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, Spain
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The town is located on a 1,121 m high mountain, right to the SE of the town rises the 1,090 m high Tossal de la Serrà and further away the 1,087 m high Esparreguera, the tallest summit of the Serra d'Esparreguera
Serra d'Esparreguera
Serra de d'Esparreguera or Serra Esparreguera is an over long mountain range in the Alt Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain....

. Nearby Montlleó River hides canyons only accessible from Culla.

Culla has a population of 633 inhabitants.

History

The castle of the town was one of the main castles of the historical Maestrat area in ancient times.

Villages

  • Culla
  • Paulo
  • Sales de Matella
  • Mel o Pla de La Torreta
  • Riu Sec
  • Molinell
  • Monllat
  • Pla del Sabater

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