Becilla de Valderaduey
| Becilla de Valderaduey municipality | |||
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 Becilla de Valderaduey - " Roman Bridge "
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Campos | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 6 ′ N , 5 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 730 msnm | ||
| Area : | 38.23 km² | ||
| Residents : | 238 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 6.23 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47670 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47015 | ||
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| Website : | Becilla de Valderaduey | ||
Becilla de Valderaduey is a place and a Spanish municipality (municipio) with 238 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile-León .
location
The place Becilla de Valderaduey is located on the Valderaduey River in the Iberian Meseta a good 70 km (driving distance) northwest of Valladolid or a good 67 km southeast of León at an altitude of about 730 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 400 mm / year) falls over the whole year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,210 | 1,249 | 986 | 423 | 249 |
The significant population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the resulting loss of jobs.
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; also Becilla one of them. 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 parish church Iglesia de San Miguel comes from the 15th and 16th centuries and is mostly built of bricks in the Mudejar style; field stones are probably hidden behind the plastered outer wall segments . The nave is spanned by a painted artesonado ceiling.
- The Iglesia de la Asunción or Iglesia de Santa María is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary . It was built in the 18th century over a base zone made of natural stone and has a bell gable that rises above an almost unadorned late Mudéjar brick facade with a portal border made of stone . Its interior is single-aisled; the two altarpieces date from the 18th century - one is baroque , the other neoclassical. In addition, 15 processional crosses can be seen.
- A three-arched “ Roman bridge ” crosses the often marshy river Valderaduey and a part of a “ Roman road ” was also exposed not far away, but there are doubts as to its actual age: Recent research suggests the existence of an ancient connection between Astorga ( Asturica Augusta ) and Saragossa ( Caesaraugusta ) , but the pavement and bridge are now laid in the 13th century.
literature
- Gilberto Castañeda Rivera: Puente y Calzada romanos de Becilla de Valderaduey. Dip. Prov. de Valladolid 2010, ISBN 978-8478529834 .
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).
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Climate tables
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - population development
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Church of San Miguel
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Church of San Miguel
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Church
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Roman Bridge and Road
- ↑ Becilla de Valderaduey - Roman Bridge and Road