Bollullos de la Mitación

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Municipality of Bollullos de la Mitación
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Bollullos de la Mitación (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Seville
Coordinates 37 ° 20 ′  N , 6 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 20 ′  N , 6 ° 8 ′  W
Height : 86  msnm
Area : 62.36 km²
Residents : 10,787 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 172.98 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 41110
Municipality number  ( INE ): 41016
administration
Mayor : Francisco Manuel Godoy Ruiz (PP)
Website : www.bollullosdelamitacion.es

Bollullos de la Mitación is a municipality in southern Spain in the province of Seville in the autonomous region of Andalusia .

history

Bollullos is of Arabic origin and means "small tower". La Mitación originally consisted of several settlements such as Torrearcas, Aljuven, Torreblanca, Almanchar, Seismalos, Almonjón, Palmaraya, Almonasterejo, Rianzuela and Cuatrovitas. These settlements existed until the late 15th century.

In 1594 the settlements were part of the Kingdom of Seville and were mentioned in a document under the current municipality name of Bollullos de la Mitación. At that time the community had 156 citizens.

traffic

The Autopista A-49 , which starts in Seville and ends on the border with Portugal in Ayamonte , runs in the immediate vicinity of the town . There are four intercity bus routes in Bollullos (M-157, M-158, M-159 and M-169) that connect the municipality with Aljarafe, Seville, Villamanrique de la Condesa and Pilas. The Aeródromo La Juliana airfield is located nine kilometers south of the city in the municipality .

Number of inhabitants
(source: Insee )
year 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Residents 4,950 5.012 5.012 5,009 5,156 5,341 5,567 6,062 6,639 7,084 7,729 8,334 8,849 9,142 9,709 9,756

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Martín de Tours with four altar paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán
  • Capilla de Santa María de Roncesvalles , chapel of the historic hospital
  • Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Cuatrovitas , built in the 12th century, under monument protection since June 3, 1931 ( Bien de Interés Cultural )
  • Archaeological site in the Cuatrovitas chapel, with Roman artifacts
  • Haciendas de la época señorial , country estate

Web links

Commons : Bollullos de la Mitación  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. Libro de los Millones: Censo de población de las provincias y partidos de la Corona de Castilla en el siglo XVI
  3. Ministerio de Cultura, Consulta a la base de datos de bienes inmuebles (Spanish)