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Village in Castile and León, Spain
Zamarramala
Village
Skyline of ZamarramalaSkyline of Zamarramala, Segovia, Spain
Zamarramala is located in SpainZamarramalaZamarramala
Coordinates: 40°57′57″N 4°08′05″W / 40.96583°N 4.13472°W / 40.96583; -4.13472
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSegovia
MunicipalitySegovia
Elevation1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 • Total516

Zamarramala is a village in the municipality of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. It stands above its surroundings and can be seen from Segovia proper. In the past, it had its own town hall, but it became part of Segovia in the 1970s.

Fiesta de Santa Águeda

Zamarramala is known for its Fiesta de Santa Águeda, declared a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest (Spanish: Interés turístico Nacional) in 1972. The Las Águedas festival (February 5), one of the oldest in Spain, which has been recorded since 1227, and which remembers the value of the Zamarriega women who, according to legend, would have helped to reconquer the Alcázar of Segovia, taken from the Saracens. In this Festival, two "mayors" are elected to govern the town for two days. Participation is mostly female.

The Fiesta de Santa Águeda in Zamarramala

References

  1. "Zamarramala y Su Fiesta". segovia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. "Así fue la conquista del Alcázar de Segovia que dio el poder a las mujeres en tiempos de hombres". abc.es (in Spanish). 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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