Historical settlement Jinquer.

        The Mountain range of Espadan has been tie to the man from immemorial time. This presence is left in the samples of the microlitica industry of the Mesolitico in the valley of Artana or the rest of the Eneolitico in Eslida proven. Superior, does about 17,000 years, as they demonstrate the archaeological deposits to it found in the mouth of acceso.La proximity of a iberico town also indicates to us that at that time the cave well-known and was explored, like during the long Roman, at sight domination of a found tablet dedicated to Caio Cneo Craso, son of the Roman consul Frame Licinio Craso.

TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Piled up cork.

        In the different present landscapes in the Mountain range from Espadan, is reflected the different uses from the resources. The economicas activities partner of the zone have been centered in the traditional advantage of the natural resources like, for example, the operation of the cork oak groves for the cork extraction, the olive oil production, the honey, the cherries, the packaged water and others. the resources of the mountain range have been operated from ancestral times, of some of them are left testimonies today like are the wells of snow or refrigerators, that served to obtain ice that later was distributed to the populations of the Flat one. Example of it is the refrigerator of I castrate until principles of S. XX.

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FLORA

Centaurea menora.

        The climaticas and geologicas conditions, as well as the floristica wealth and the human action on means have given rise vegetal to the different recognition of formation. For that reason, the vegetation of the Mountain range of Espadan includes between its representative species but, some endemismos that single we will be able there to observe.
The cork oak groves, one of the formation but interesting of the Valencian Community, represent the potential siliceos ground vegetation
Next to the cork oak groves, we found the pine rodeno, used for the resin extraction.
Other worthy species of mention are the scrubs formed by diverse species of I generate Cystus, like the white rockrose, brezos, junipers, etc. Also appears you hoist or interest shrubs, like melojo, the disk, the holly, the maple, the hazel, etc. ...

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FAUNA

Oropéndola.

     The fauna is been from the diversity of landscapes and atmospheres. Between the amphibians we can find several species like the running toad and the toad of spurs.But the interesting species but is the gallipato or venancio that finds its habitat in calm waters and some rafts of irrigation. The reptiles estan represented by the lizard, the small lizard colilarga, the snake of stairs and the bastard snake.The species of but interest of the birds are, without a doubt, rapaces. Little and threatened aguila the perdicera one, aguila culebrera, aguila worn and the azor. Between rapaces nocturnal we can find the carabus, the small owl, buho real and autillo. Masto fauna this represented, among others, by jabali, the fox, the gineta and tejon.La entomologica wealth of the Mountain range of Espadan is also very important. Finally we must mention that 20 species of bats exist, some of them in serious danger of extinction.

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SITUATION

Map.

        Located to the south of the province of Castellon and with a length of about 50 km and one average width of 20 km, crosses from Source Reina to Villavieja. It runs between the river basins of the rios Mijares and Palancia. It is a great mountainous bulk that occupies part of the regions of the Mijares Stop, Palancia Stop and the Flat Loss. The declared surface as Natural Park occupies 31,000 hectareas, this fact turns it the protected natural space of greater extension of the Valencian Community. Of the 19 implied municipalities, 11 has all his I finish within the limits of the park.