Introduction to Spanish Maestrazgo
WHAT DOES 'SIBERIA' HAVE IN COMMON WITH SPAIN’S ‘MAESTRAZGO’ REGION OF TERUEL? I am certain that nobo dy ha s said, ‘Weather’ or even 'Size'. The immense Siberia region of Russia covers an area of over 13 million square kilometres leaving the Maestrazgo with a mere 1.300 square kilometres. No, the answer is the following. The Maestrazgo has just 0.2 inhabitants more per square kilometre than Siberia. And by t he way things are going in a very short time the Maestrazgo will be less populated than Siberia! How is this possible? Well according to Spain's National Institute of Statistics, a 2016 census revealed that at least 5.000 towns and villages will probably be without inhabitants by the year 2030. This signifies that an average of 5 persons per hour are moving to larger towns and cities, leaving behind the elderly The town halls of these depopulating towns and villages are struggling to take car