Barruelo del Valle

Barruelo del Valle municipality
	Barruelo del Valle - San Pelayo Church
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Montes Torozos
Coordinates	41 ° 20 ′ N , 5 ° 4 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′ N , 5 ° 4 ′ W
Height :	815 msnm
Area :	13.6 km²
Residents :	52 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	3.82 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47129
Municipality number ( INE ):	47014
administration
Website :	Barruelo del Valle

Barruelo del Valle is a place and a Spanish municipality (municipio) with 52 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile-León .

location

The place Barruelo del Valle is located in the Iberian Meseta almost 37 km (driving distance) west of Valladolid or almost 50 km northwest of Medina del Campo at an altitude of about 815 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 410 mm / year) falls throughout the year.

Population development

year	1842	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	k. A.	310	256	76	66

The continual population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the mechanization of agriculture .

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 only be sold with difficulty because of the great distances to the urban markets.

history

In the 8th century, the area was used by the Moors conquered, but already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army of conquered areas north Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily destroyed the Christian successes. In the 11th century, the Kingdom of León extended its territory again to the Duero border. 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 Pelayo is the parish church of the place. It was built in the 16th century and has a pyramidal, three-part bell gable with side curves. The portal is on the south side. The interior of the church has a single nave and is barrel vaulted .