Zamarramala

Zamarramala is a village in the municipality of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. It stands above its surroundings and can be seen from Segovia proper. In the past, it had its own town hall, but it became part of Segovia in the 1970s.

Zamarramala
Village
Skyline of Zamarramala, Segovia, Spain
Zamarramala
Coordinates: 40°57′57″N 4°08′05″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Segovia
Municipality	Segovia
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	516

Fiesta de Santa Águeda

Zamarramala is known for its Fiesta de Santa Águeda, declared a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest (Spanish: Interés turístico Nacional) in 1972.^[1] The Las Águedas festival (February 5), one of the oldest in Spain, which has been recorded since 1227, and which remembers the value of the Zamarriega women who, according to legend, would have helped to reconquer the Alcázar of Segovia, taken from the Saracens. In this Festival, two "mayors" are elected to govern the town for two days. Participation is mostly female.^[2]

The Fiesta de Santa Águeda in Zamarramala