Barva (city)

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Barva
Coordinates: 10 ° 1 ′  N , 84 ° 7 ′  W
Map: Heredia Province
marker
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Barva on the map of Heredia Province
Basic data
Country Costa Rica
province Heredia
City foundation 1561
Residents 4997  (Ber. 2011)
City insignia
Escudo de Barva-Heredia.png
Detailed data
surface 0.63 km 2
Population density 7,932 inhabitants / km 2
height 1176  m
Time zone UTC −6
Sculpture "Barvak" by the sculptor Favio Brenes in the foreground and the Iglesia de San Bartolomé in the background
Sculpture "Barvak" by the sculptor Favio Brenes in the foreground and the Iglesia de San Bartolomé in the background

Barva is a city with around 5000 inhabitants in the Central American state of Costa Rica and the capital of the canton of the same name in the province of Heredia .

history

The village was founded in 1561. The name goes back to Barvak, an indigenous king who ruled the region before the arrival of the Spain. The first church in Barva could have been built between 1568 and 1575. In 1613 a Franciscan monastery was founded in the city . The city is believed to have been called San Bartolomé de Barva since then. The city grew with the foundation of the monastery. In 1693 53 families lived there. Six years later there were 575 inhabitants and in the 1709 census the city had 641 inhabitants - mostly of indigenous origin.

In an earthquake on February 15, 1772, the monastery of Barva was destroyed and large parts of the former church collapsed. In another earthquake on December 30, 1888, the remains of the church were completely destroyed. The construction of today's church Iglesia de San Bartolomé de Barva began with the laying of the foundation stone on February 9, 1867. It was completed in 1893.

The first Barva Town Hall opened on August 7, 1820. In the same year the first school in town was founded.

geography

The village is about 2.5 kilometers north of the provincial capital Heredia . It has an area of ​​0.63 km² and is 1176 meters above sea level. Parts of the buildings dating back to the colonial era are now national monuments.

gallery

  • Colonial house

  • Park in Barva

  • Traditional houses around the park

  • Iglesia de San Bartolomé

Web links

Official website of the Barva Municipal Council

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): Resultados Generales Censo 2011. May 1, 2012, p. 43 , accessed on July 20, 2018 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Municipalidad de Barva: Plan de Desarrollo Humano Local de Barva. July 1, 2014, pp. 14-17 , accessed July 20, 2018 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ a b Wendy Yanighara, Gregor Clark, Mara Vorhees: Costa Rica . Ed .: Lonely Planet. 5th edition. Mairdumont, Ostfildern 2015, ISBN 978-3-8297-2355-8 , pp. 128 .
  4. ↑ Municipalidad de Barva: Plan de Desarrollo Humano Local de Barva. July 1, 2014, pp. 19, 30 , accessed July 20, 2018 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Municipalidad de Barva: Plan de Desarrollo Humano Local de Barva. July 1, 2014, p. 18 , accessed July 20, 2018 (Spanish).