Barrios de Colina

Barrios de Colina municipality
Barrios de Colina - Monasterio de San Juan de Ortega
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Comarca del Arlanzón
Coordinates	42 ° 24 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  W 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
administration
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

Commons : Barrios de Colina  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Barrios de Colina - Photos + Info (wikiburgos, Spanish)

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).
2. ↑ Barrios de Colina - climate tables
3. ^ Barrios de Colina - population development
4. ↑ Barrios de Colina - History
5. ↑ San Juan de Ortega - photos + information
6. ↑ Hiniestra - Photos