Zorita is a Spanish town and municipality, in the province of Cáceres, autonomous community of Extremadura. It belongs to the judicial district of Logrosán and the Zona Centro community.
Zorita sits on a flat terrain with some alterations such as Monte de la Peña or Monte de la Cabeza del Águila. It is worth noting the steep slopes in an important part of the municipal area, which are sometimes greater than 20%. The evolution followed by the population of Zorita is very similar to that of other Extremaduran municipalities. Although its growth was gradual until the middle of the century, from that date onwards the general movement was towards decline. Emigration has hit this town so hard that it has managed, in just over 10 years, to reduce its numbers by half. If in 1950 Zorita had 6,482 inhabitants, in 1970 this figure was 3,627. Currently, the population tends to stabilize, trying to overcome the significant decline of those years.
Heritage:
St. Paul Parish Church.
Hermitage of Fuente Santa and Temple from the 17th century.
The Pareños of Malillo.
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