Alcalá de la Selva

Alcalá de la Selva is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 523 inhabitants.

Alcalá de la Selva, Spain
Coordinates: 40°22′N 0°42′W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceTeruel
MunicipalityAlcalá de la Selva
Area
  Total104.95 km2 (40.52 sq mi)
Elevation
1,404 m (4,606 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total347
  Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Formerly a Moorish town known as Al-Qual' at, Alcalá de la Selva was regained by Alfonso II in 1170. Between 1835 and 1840, the town was occupied by the forces of Don Carlos troops during the First Carlist War.



  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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