Boadilla de Rioseco

Boadilla de Rioseco municipality
Boadilla de Rioseco - Iglesia de Santa María
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Palencia
Comarca :	Tierra de Campos
Coordinates	42 ° 11 ′  N , 4 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 11 ′  N , 4 ° 58 ′  W
Height :	780  msnm
Area :	51.27 km²
Residents :	107 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	2.09 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	34349
Municipality number  ( INE ):	34035
administration
Website :	Boadilla de Rioseco

Boadilla de Rioseco is a small town in northern Spain and the capital of a municipality ( municipio ) with 107 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-León .

location

The place Boadilla de Rioseco is located on the Río Sequillo in the Castilian plateau ( Tierra de Campos ) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. d. M. The provincial capital Palencia is just 50 km (driving distance) to the southeast; the small town of Sahagún on the Camino Francés is just under 25 km to the north. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rainfalls (approx. 470 mm / year) fall throughout the year.

Population development

year	1842	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	1,191	1,375	927	188	122

The dramatic decline in population in the 20th century is essentially related to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the general mechanization of agriculture .

economy

Agriculture has always played the most important role for the population in the Comarca Tierra de Campos , but handicrafts and trade developed as early as the Middle Ages. The southern part of the municipality is traversed by the Cea-Carrión Canal , which is mainly used for field irrigation.

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 . In the 8th century, the area was used by the Moors invaded, 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 wiped out the Christian successes, but in the 11th century the Kingdom of León expanded its territory again to the Duero border. 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; At that time he had eight churches, of which only two remain.

Attractions

Iglesia de San Salvador

• The parish church Iglesia de San Salvador , built entirely of brick in the Mudejar style, dates from the mid-16th century; their outer walls show beautiful tooth-cut decor . The three naves are vaulted.
• The Iglesia de Santa María was built about 100 years later. The two upper floors of the bell tower convey an almost Romanesque image.

Surroundings

• The Cistercian monastery Real Monasterio de Santa María de Benavides , which was founded in 1169 by Countess Estefanía Ramírez , is located approx. 1.5 km southeast of the town and formed the starting point for the emergence and further development of the town. It was sold and demolished as part of the nationalization of church property in the 19th century.

literature

• Juan Antonio Coloma Salcines: Boadilla de Rioseco en la historia. A villa in the corazón de Tierra de Campos. Arquitectura Viva 2016, ISBN 978-84-617-4065-9 .

Web links

Commons : Boadilla de Rioseco  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Boadilla de Rioseco, churches - photos
• Boadilla de Rioseco, history and sights - 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. ↑ Boadilla de Rioseco - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Boadilla de Rioseco - Climate tables
4. ↑ Boadilla de Rioseco - population development