Bercero
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 Bercero - townscape with church
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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 del Vino | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 34 ′ N , 5 ° 3 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 745 msnm | ||
| Area : | 41.37 km² | ||
| Residents : | 207 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47115 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47017 | ||
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| Website : | Bercero | ||
Bercero is a northern Spanish city and a municipality ( municipio ) with 207 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the west of the province of Valladolid the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon .
location
The place Bercero lies in the Comarca Tierra del Vino in the Castilian plateau at an altitude of about 745 m above sea level. d. M. The provincial capital Valladolid is about 60 km (driving distance) to the northeast; the historically significant small town of Tordesillas on the Duero is only a good 10 km to the south-east. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rainfall (approx. 395 mm / year) falls throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,151 | 993 | 1,022 | 283 | 215 |
The population decline in the second half of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
The farming on the fertile clay and loess soils of the Tierra del Vino and the keeping of small livestock (especially chickens) formed the livelihood of the self-sufficient population of the region for centuries ; Horses and donkeys were kept as draft and pack animals. Since the Middle Ages, handicrafts, retail trade and service companies of all kinds have developed, but these have mostly disappeared again.
history
In pre-Roman times the region belonged to the settlement area of the Celtic tribe of the Vaccaeans ; later came the Romans and Visigoths and in the 8th century the area was overrun by the Moors - however, all four cultures left only a few archaeologically usable traces in the area. Already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army conquered the areas north of the Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily wiped out the Christian successes, but in the 11th century the Kingdom of León extended its territory again to the Duero border and pursued a policy of repopulation ( repoblación ). After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 , but disputes occurred again and again in the period that followed. The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , built entirely from stone , is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and dates from the 16th century. The simple portal is - protected by a multi-arch portico porch - on the south side. The nave and the significantly lower transept chapels show stucco vaults with predominantly geometric shapes; the apse and the Baroque high altar inside are covered with a ribbed vault in the late Gothic style . Also noteworthy is the carved canopy of the pulpit .
- The rather simple Ermita del Humilladero is located in a small square in the south of the village.
Web links
- Bercero - Photos + Info (Spanish)
- Bercero, church - photos + information (Spanish)
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).
- ↑ Bercero - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Bercero - climate tables
- ↑ Bercero - population development
- ↑ Bercero Church