La Serra d'en Galceran

la Serra d'en Galceran
la Serra d'en Galceran
Municipality
	Sierra Engarcerán
	Coat of arms
	la Serra d'en Galceran Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 40°16′10″N 0°01′11″W / 40.26944°N 0.01972°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Castellón de la Plana
Area
• Total	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation	748 m (2,454 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,023
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Serratí, serratina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12105
Official language(s)	Valencian

La Serra d'en Galceran (Valencian pronunciation: [la ˈsɛra ðeŋ ɡalseˈɾan], Spanish: Sierra Engarcerán) is a small municipality in the province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. It is located inland surrounded by the mountain range known as Serra d'en Galceran. The town gives its name to the range.

La Serra d'en Galceran is located about 50 km north of the town of Castelló de la Plana, on the north of the Valencian Community.

History

It is not known what was the name of the range or the village in ancient times. There are ancient Iberian settlements in an area known as El Castellàs, as well as some cave paintings that have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. During the Muslim times there was a castle, as well as some agricultural settlements, in the area.

Historically the first documents are from the years 1213 and 1238 and they tell that James I of Aragon gave the territory, just conquered from the saracens, to nobleman Pere Valimanya. Thus, in 1364 the place appears with the name Serra de Valimanya. Following this, the territory was acquired by a nobleman of the Galceran family; hence the present name.