Barruelo del Valle
Barruelo del Valle municipality | ||
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Barruelo del Valle - San Pelayo Church
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Castile and León | |
Province : | Valladolid | |
Comarca : | Montes Torozos | |
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 | |
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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 .
- Surroundings
- On a hill in the middle of the fields is the small hermit church Ermita de la Virgen de Villaudar .
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).
- ↑ Barruelo del Valle - map with altitude information
- ↑ Barruelo del Valle - climate tables
- ^ Barruelo del Valle - population development
- ↑ Barruelo del Valle - history etc.
- ↑ Barruelo del Valle - Parish Church
- ↑ Barruelo del Valle - Hermit Church