Beratón

Beratón municipality
Beratón - the townscape
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Soria
Comarca :	Comarca del Moncayo
Coordinates	41 ° 43 ′  N , 1 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 43 ′  N , 1 ° 49 ′  W
Height :	1400  msnm
Area :	41.15 km²
Residents :	47 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	1.14 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	42107
Municipality number  ( INE ):	42034
administration
Website :	Beratón

Beratón is a small mountain village and a municipality (municipio) with only 47 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the Spanish province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile-León .

location

The town of Beratón lies at the foot of the Sierra de Moncayo, which is a maximum of 2315  m high, in the far east of the Soria province at an altitude of around 1400  m . The distance to the provincial capital Soria is about 70 km (driving distance) in a westerly direction. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 690 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	706	395	393	34	28

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms led to a loss of jobs since the 1960s, which in turn triggered an exodus of the population to the cities ( rural exodus ).

economy

With the exception of barley , hardly any grain was possible to grow on the barren soils of the cold plateaus of the Soria province . For centuries, the population lived from the breeding of sheep and goats, from whose milk cheese was made, which after laborious transport could be sold in the markets or exchanged for flour, etc. The wool of the sheep was spun and in winter it was woven into lengths of fabric from which simple clothing was made. Goat hair was only suitable for making weatherproof throws ( ponchos ) or sacks, ropes, etc. Today, hiking and recreational tourism play an important role.

history

Celts , Romans , Visigoths and even the Moors left no archaeologically usable traces; it was probably hunters and shepherds who first discovered the high valley.

Attractions

• The small parish church of the village (Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol) dates from the 15th to 18th centuries; its bell tower (campanar) only slightly rises above the church. The interior shows a Gothic ribbed vault in the choir area and an altarpiece (retablo) from the Renaissance period .
• On a round stepped base in front of the church rises a pillar of square plan with a wrought-iron cross at the top.
• On the southern outskirts is the Cruz de Canto , a wayside cross built in the early 20th century, near which there is a viewpoint (mirador) .

Web links

Commons : Beratón  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Beratón - Tourism site (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. ↑ Beratón - Climate tables
3. ↑ Beratón - Population Development
4. ↑ Beratón - Church