Barriosuso (Burgos)
| Municipality of Santibáñez del Val: Barriosuso | |||
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 Barriosuso - View of the town with the Church of San Pelayo
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : | Castile and Leon | ||
| Province : | Burgos | ||
| Comarca : | Arlanza (Comarca) | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 57 ′ N , 3 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 1038 msnm | ||
| Residents : | 27 (2012) INE | ||
| Area code: | 09356000100 | ||
Barriosuso is a small mountain village with about 20 inhabitants in the province of Burgos in the northern Spanish autonomous region of Castile and León . It belongs to the municipality ( municipio ) Santibanez del Val .
location
Barriosuso is located in the mountainous areas in the south of the province of Burgos at an altitude of about 1040 m and is just under 60 km (driving distance) in a southeast direction from the city of Burgos . The neighboring towns of Santo Domingo de Silos and Covarrubias, which are worth seeing , are approx. 8 km east and 18 km north, respectively. The town of Lerma is about 28 km to the west.
Population development
The small village has remained unchanged for around 20 years.
economy
The region has been largely shaped by agriculture for centuries. In the summer months, tourism (rental of holiday apartments) also plays a certain role in the town's income.
history
In the 19th century, a well-preserved Roman grave stele with a Latin inscription was found on the territory of the formerly independent community - it served as a support for the Romanesque portico of the hermit's church; Visigoth traces are missing. After the conquest of large areas in northern Spain by Islam , the area was largely deserted for centuries and was only repopulated in the 10th and 11th centuries by immigrants from the south ( Mozarabs ), but also from the north of Spain ( repoblación ) .
Attractions
- The hermit church (ermita) Santa Cecilia , about 1200 m north of the village, is the only church with echoes of Mozarabic architecture in the province of Burgos.
- The parish church of San Pelayo, built from largely unworked quarry stones, nestles against a mountain slope above the village. Its west side is surmounted by a bell gable ( espadaña ) ; in the east there is an almost square apse . The single nave interior of the little church has neither columns nor capitals and is covered with a wooden roof. Overall, the building testifies to the limited financial resources of the villagers.
San Pelayo Church
Console figure (head)
Console figure (head)
