Barrios de Colina
Barrios de Colina municipality | ||
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Barrios de Colina - Monasterio de San Juan de Ortega
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Castile and Leon | |
Province : | Burgos | |
Comarca : | Comarca del Arlanzón | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 24 ′ N , 3 ° 28 ′ W | |
Height : | 970 msnm | |
Area : | 23.49 km² | |
Residents : | 56 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 2.38 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 09199 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 09044 | |
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Website : | Barrios de Colina |
Barrios de Colina is a place and a municipality (municipio) with only 56 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the center of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León . The place is on the Way of St. James ( Camino Francés ) . The entire municipality belongs to the poorly populated mountain region of the Serranía Celtibérica .
Location and climate
The municipality of Barrios de Colina is about 25 km (driving distance) northeast of the provincial capital Burgos at an altitude of about 970 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 635 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
Residents | 411 | 465 | 288 | 76 | 51 |
The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms have already led to a lack of jobs and a migration of a large part of the population to the cities since the 1930s ( rural exodus ). The municipality also includes the hamlets (pedanías) Hiniestra and San Juan de Ortega , which have only about 2 and 22 inhabitants respectively .
economy
The region has been shaped almost exclusively by agriculture for centuries; Animal husbandry is of great importance . Tourism (rental of holiday apartments) only plays a subordinate role.
history
Finds from the Celtic , Roman , Visigothic and even from the Islamic - Moorish period have not yet been made in the municipality. It is believed that the establishment of the place goes back to the operation of the second Count of Castile , Diego Rodríguez Porcelos (r. 873-885), who tried hard to repopulate ( repoblación ) the area. The first mention of the place name Colina comes from the year 991; The names of the two hamlets and other, long-abandoned villages are also mentioned in documents from the 10th century.
Attractions
- Barrios de Colina
- The formerly existing Iglesia de San Pedro has long since disappeared.
- San Juan de Ortega
- The small town is grouped around the former monastery , which is now used as a pilgrimage hostel .
- Hinistra
- The place is almost deserted ( despoblado ) ; even the church is in ruins.
Web links
- Barrios de Colina - Photos + Info (wikiburgos, Spanish)
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).
- ↑ Barrios de Colina - climate tables
- ^ Barrios de Colina - population development
- ↑ Barrios de Colina - History
- ↑ San Juan de Ortega - photos + information
- ↑ Hiniestra - Photos