Aguilar de Campoo

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Aguilar de Campoo municipality
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Coat of arms of Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Palencia
Comarca : Montaña Palentina
Coordinates 42 ° 48 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 48 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  W
Height : 892  msnm
Area : 236.54 km²
Residents : 6,744 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 28.51 inhabitants / km²
Founding: 1255
Postal code : 34800
Municipality number  ( INE ): 34004
administration
Mayor : María José Ortega Gómez ( PP )
Website : www.aguilardecampoo.es
Old city gate

Aguilar de Campoo is a Spanish municipality (municipio) in the province of Palencia of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon at 892  msnm . It has an area of ​​237 km², 6,744 inhabitants (2019) and a population density of 29 inhabitants per km².

location

The city is located 334 kilometers north of Madrid on the Aguilar reservoir on the A67 motorway . Aguilar de Campoo is a stop on the northern route of the Camino de Santiago .

Community structure

history

Alfonso X of Castile declared Villa Realenga (royal city) in 1255 . She kept this privilege until 1332.

Attractions

  • Santa María la Real Monastery (11th-13th centuries)
  • San Miguel Church (11th-16th centuries)
  • Olleros de Pisuerga Church (7th-9th centuries)
  • Santa Cecilia Hermitage (12th century)
  • San Andrés Church (12th century)
  • Santa Clara Monastery (founded 1430)

economy

The municipality is known for the biscuit production of the Galletas Gullón company, the most important in the country.

Web links

Commons : Aguilar de Campoo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).