Rosal de la Frontera
Huelva · Andalucía
Rosal de la Frontera is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Huelva, Andalusia. According to the 2008 census, the municipality had a population of 1846 inhabitants.
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Origins
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History
Precedents:
The area of the Chanza riverbanks was already inhabited in the Neolithic and there is a megalithic stone circle known as "Pasada del Abad" near the village of Rosal, and within the municipal limits.
As the Portuguese Restoration War broke out, many small settlements near the border depopulated, with the inhabitants withdrawing to the bigger villages, eventually leaving the rest of the territory open to smuggling and banditry. The hamlet of El Gallego was forsaken in 1642.
Repopulation:
Part of the efforts for the repopulation of Sierra Morena, from a legal standpoint the creation of Rosal steems from the 1822 Decree on the Repopulation of Large Territories and the granting of those powers to provincial deputations. The creation of Rosal was authorized in August 1834, soon after the death of Ferdinand VII. The first instructions for repopulation were issued in 1838 and by 1844 the village already had an Ayuntamiento. Originally known as Rosal de Cristina, the municipality was renamed as Rosal de la Frontera as result of the new political environment created after the 1868 Glorious Revolution.
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What to visit
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Festivals
September 2026
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- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Romería de San Isidro (15)
What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Miércoles · Avenida de Portugal
Gastronomy
Rosal participa de los rasgos comunes a los platos serranos: sencillos, elaborados con la materia prima que proporciona la matanza del cerdo, las setas de temporada, la caza, la huerta y las plantas aromáticas.
Los platos más característicos son el caldillo, las migas, la sopa de peso, el arroz de matanza, el guiso de revoltillos de chivo, los gazpachos de culantro y los elaborados con setas, como los gurumelos; entre los dulces se encuentran las rosas de miel. Es llamativo el uso frecuente del bacalao en la cocina local, de clara influencia lusitana.
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Services
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Famous people
•Paco Pérez
Town hall
Alcaldía: Antonio Carlos Vázquez
Web oficial: http://www.rosaldelafrontera.es/
Town hall of Rosal de la Frontera
Alcaldía: Antonio Carlos Vázquez Web oficial: http://www.rosaldelafrontera.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 104 km from Huelva (about 73 min by car)
- 🚗 129 km from Badajoz (about 91 min by car)
- 🚗 157 km from Sevilla (about 111 min by car)
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- ✈️ 135 km from Badajoz airport (about 95 min by car)
- ✈️ 165 km from Sevilla airport (about 116 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.9 km away
- Where to park · 2.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 7 km away
- Crédito Agrícola · 7 km away
- Crédito Agrícola · 7.5 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.3 km away
- Estación de Servicio Galp Rosal de la Frontera · 1.8 km away
- Alves Bandeira · 8.1 km away
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