Batres (Spain)

Batres municipality
Batres - Castillo
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Madrid
Comarca :	Comarca Sur
Coordinates	40 ° 13 ′  N , 3 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′  N , 3 ° 55 ′  W
Height :	600  msnm
Area :	21.58 km²
Residents :	1,684 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	78.04 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	28976
Municipality number  ( INE ):	28017
administration
Website :	Batres

Batres is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 1,684 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain . The castle and its surrounding area were classified as a cultural asset ( Bien de Interés Cultural ) in the Conjunto histórico-artístico category in 1970 because of their historical importance .

Location and climate

The place Batres is about 2 km east of the Río Guadarrama near the border with Castile-La Mancha at an altitude of about 600  m and about 37 km (driving distance) southwest of the city of Madrid . The climate is harsh in winter, but temperate to warm in summer; Rain (approx. 435 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	155	155	193	843	1,610

In the second half of the 20th century, comparatively low land prices and rents led to an influx of people from rural areas, but also from the city of Madrid.

economy

For centuries, the residents of the village lived as self-sufficient farmers from the surrounding area; Traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds also settled in the village. Income from day tourism and rental of holiday homes has been added since the 1960s.

history

In antiquity Batres was known as Gran Watria , but archaeologically usable evidence is missing from the Celtic , Roman , Visigothic and Islamic times; only the foundations of a Roman country estate ( villa rustica ) were discovered. After the recapture ( reconquista ) Toledo by Alfons VI. (1085) the area was repopulated by Christians from the north, but also from the south of the Iberian Peninsula ( mudéjares ) . Alfonso VII donated it to the Cluniac Order , but its factual affiliation remained controversial between Madrid, Segovia and Toledo for centuries.

Attractions

Batres Church

• The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción with its high and almost windowless nave dates from the 16th century and was built in the Mudéjar style from broken stone and bricks.
• The Castillo de Batres is a rather small castle from the 15th / 16th centuries. Century with a 25 m high keep (torre del homenaje) ; it is now used as a venue for weddings etc.

Personalities

• Garcilaso de la Vega (around 1500–1536), poet, stayed for a long time in the castle of Batres.

Web links

Commons : Batres  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Batres - photos + info (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. ^ Batres - Conjunto histórico-artístico
3. ↑ Batres / Móstoles - climate tables
4. ↑ Batres - population development
5. ↑ Batres - Iglesia
6. ↑ Batres - Castillo