Brahojos de Medina
| Brahojos de Medina parish | |||
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 Brahojos de Medina - aerial view
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Medina | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 14 ′ N , 5 ° 3 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 750 msnm | ||
| Area : | 27.44 km² | ||
| Residents : | 117 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 4.26 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47461 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47025 | ||
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| Website : | Brahojos de Medina | ||
Brahojos de Medina is a northern Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with only 117 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south of the province of Valladolid in the autonomous community of Castile-León .
location
The place Brahojos de Medina is located in the Castilian plateau at an altitude of about 750 m . The provincial capital Valladolid is about 65 km northeast; the historically significant city of Medina del Campo is only approx. 16 km to the northeast. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the rather sparse rainfalls (approx. 375 mm / year) fall throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2019 |
| Residents | 414 | 333 | 414 | 182 | 117 |
The population decline in the 20th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs ( rural exodus ).
economy
The farming on the fertile clay and loess soils of the Tierra de Medina and the keeping of small cattle (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, none of the four cultures left any archaeologically usable traces in the formerly possibly forested 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 expanded its territory again to the Duero border. The region was repopulated ( 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 María Magadalena , originally built in the Mudéjar style , is a 16th century building made almost entirely of bricks . The three naves are vaulted and decorated with stucco ornaments from the 18th century. Particularly noteworthy is a statue of Christ from the first half of the 17th century attributed to the carver Gregorio Fernández .
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).
- ↑ Brahojos de Medina - climate tables
- ↑ Brahojos de Medina - population development
- ↑ Brahojos de Medina - Church
- ↑ Brahojos de Medina - Church