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|official_name = Melgar de Fernamental |
|official_name = Melgar de Fernamental |
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|settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]] and town |
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subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]] | |
subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]] | |
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subdivision_name2 = [[File:Flag Burgos Province.svg|20px|Flag of Burgos]] [[Burgos (province)|Burgos]] | |
subdivision_name2 = [[File:Flag Burgos Province.svg|20px|Flag of Burgos]] [[Burgos (province)|Burgos]] | |
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subdivision_type3 = [[Comarca]] | |
subdivision_type3 = [[Comarcas of Castile and León|Comarca]] | |
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subdivision_name3 = [[Odra-Pisuerga]] | |
subdivision_name3 = [[Odra-Pisuerga]] | |
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postal_code_type = [[Postal code]] | |
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|coordinates = {{coord|42|24|N|4| |
|coordinates = {{coord|42|24|15|N|4|14|44|W|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}} |
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|website = http://www.melgardefernamental.es/ |
|website = http://www.melgardefernamental.es/ |
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|footnote=Source: [[National Institute of Statistics (Spain)]] |
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'''Melgar de Fernamental''' is a municipality and town |
'''Melgar de Fernamental''' is a municipality and town along the Pisuerga river, in the [[Burgos (province)|province of Burgos]], [[Castile and León]], Spain. At the 2008 [[census]] ([[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]]), it had a population of 1,898. |
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== Former |
== Former municipalities == |
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Incorporated |
Incorporated into Melgar in the 1970s were the former municipalities of 09349 [[Santa María Ananúñez]] from [[Burgos province]] and 34162 [[San Llorente de la Vega]] from [[Palencia (province)|Palencia province]], including the following places: |
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* Melgar. |
* Melgar. |
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* [[San Llorente de la Vega]] |
* [[San Llorente de la Vega]] |
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* [[Valtierra de Ríopisuerga]]. |
* [[Valtierra de Ríopisuerga]]. |
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Other municipalities incorporated into Melgar in past centuries were: |
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* San Zibrián (14th century) |
* San Zibrián (14th century) |
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== Demography == |
== Demography == |
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Population Decrease in this municipality has been stopped for two years. |
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==Tourism== |
==Tourism== |
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Melgar de Fernamental, Domingo Ortega Gutiérrez, Simancas Ediciones, S.A. Legal deposit VA-500-94 (1994, Valladolid, Spain). Copyright Melgar de Fernamental Council. |
Melgar de Fernamental, Domingo Ortega Gutiérrez, Simancas Ediciones, S.A. Legal deposit VA-500-94 (1994, Valladolid, Spain). Copyright Melgar de Fernamental Council. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20080401003041/http://www.melekara.com/videomelgar |
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080401003041/http://www.melekara.com/videomelgar |
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[[Category:Municipalities in the Province of Burgos]] |
[[Category:Municipalities in the Province of Burgos]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in the Province of Burgos]] |
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Melgar de Fernamental | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 42°24′15″N 4°14′44″W / 42.40417°N 4.24556°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Burgos |
Comarca | Odra-Pisuerga |
Area | |
• Total | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 821 m (2,694 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,611 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 09100 |
Website | http://www.melgardefernamental.es/ |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 2,293 | — |
1910 | 2,704 | +17.9% |
1920 | 2,614 | −3.3% |
1930 | 2,807 | +7.4% |
1940 | 2,868 | +2.2% |
1950 | 3,097 | +8.0% |
1960 | 3,348 | +8.1% |
1970 | 2,335 | −30.3% |
1981 | 2,219 | −5.0% |
1991 | 2,139 | −3.6% |
1995 | 2,215 | +3.6% |
1999 | 2,038 | −8.0% |
2003 | 1,986 | −2.6% |
2004 | 1,956 | −1.5% |
2005 | 1,948 | −0.4% |
2006 | 1,876 | −3.7% |
2007 | 1,889 | +0.7% |
Source: National Institute of Statistics (Spain) |
Melgar de Fernamental is a municipality and town along the Pisuerga river, in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. At the 2008 census (INE), it had a population of 1,898.
Former municipalities[edit]
Incorporated into Melgar in the 1970s were the former municipalities of 09349 Santa María Ananúñez from Burgos province and 34162 San Llorente de la Vega from Palencia province, including the following places:
Other municipalities incorporated into Melgar in past centuries were:
- San Zibrián (14th century)
- San Juan (14th century)
- Zorita
- Quintanilla de Muñoroz (16th century)
- Abánades de Abaxo
- Abánades del Medio
- Abánades de Suso (14th century)
History[edit]
By the time of Roman Empire, the ancient city of Dessobriga was placed between the municipalities of Melgar de Fernamental, Osorno La Mayor and Osornillo, being its land Melgarese ground today. However, through this area passed multiple Roman roadways. Among them, the most important was the Hispania-Italica, which passed through cities such as Caesaraugusta, Segisamone and Asturicaugusta. The Saldania Roadway started by the river Pisuerga, opposite the town. The Pisuerga Roadway connected the actual municipalities of Herrera de Pisuerga and Astudillo, passing on the fertile plain of the river at the foot of Melgar.
Demography[edit]
Until recently, there was a general population decrease in the municipality. In 2007, 1,747 people lived in the main urban area, and the rest in different places which were incorporated into Melgar.
Tourism[edit]
Monuments and places of interest:
- Assumption of Our Lady Church
- Town Hall
- Cordon House
- Palazuelos House
- Our Lady of Zorita Hermitage
- Channel of Castile, known as Canal de Castilla
People from Melgar de Fernamental[edit]
- Luis Martín (1846-1906)- 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
- Antonio del Hierro Aparicio (1897-1973)- Bullfighter in decade 1910-20.
Sources[edit]
Melgar de Fernamental, Domingo Ortega Gutiérrez, Simancas Ediciones, S.A. Legal deposit VA-500-94 (1994, Valladolid, Spain). Copyright Melgar de Fernamental Council.
References[edit]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links[edit]