Ataquines
| Ataquines parish | |||
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 Ataquines - town view
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Medina | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 4 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 800 msnm | ||
| Area : | 42.60 km² | ||
| Residents : | 583 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 13.69 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47210 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47011 | ||
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| Website : | Ataquines | ||
Ataquines is a place and a Spanish municipality with 583 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south of the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile and León .
location
The place Ataquines is in the Iberian Meseta approx. 60 km (driving distance) south of Valladolid or approx. 18 km southeast of Medina del Campo at an altitude of approx. 800 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cold but rarely frosty, in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 400 mm / year) falls over the whole year.
Population development
| year | 1842 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | 720 | 1,300 | 1,530 | 858 | 584 |
The continuous population decline in the second half of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants lived mainly as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens) and, to a lesser extent, viticulture. Any surpluses generated could be sold in the markets of Medina del Campo.
history
In the 8th century the area was conquered by the Moors . In the 10th century, the united Leonese-Castilian armies under the leadership of the Castilian Count Fernán González conquered the depopulated areas south of the Duero, but the Moorish military leader Almansor ruined the successes at the end of the 10th century. After the final reconquest ( reconquista ) by Alfonso VI. at the end of the 11th century the almost deserted area was repopulated; the place Ataquines belonged to the Kingdom of León . After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 . The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The Iglesia de San Juan Bautista , built mostly from bricks , is dedicated to John the Baptist . The church was only built in the 17th century instead of a castle (castillo) on the highest point of the place and impresses with its bell tower in the Renaissance style . The single-nave building is barrel vaulted and has a transept ; the dome of the crossing rests on pendentives . The interior houses several Baroque carved altars and a high-quality figure of the Immaculate Conception (inmaculada) by some the baroque - the sculptor Juan de Ávila is attributed.
- There are several benches in front of the church, which are composed of old grave slabs .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Ataquines - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Ataquines - climate tables
- ↑ Ataquines - Population Development
- ↑ Ataquinas - Church of San Juan Bautista