Bugedo

Bugedo municipality
Bugedo - hamlet of Monasterio de Santa María
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Comarca del Ebro
Coordinates	42 ° 39 ′  N , 3 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′  N , 3 ° 1 ′  W
Height :	580  msnm
Area :	9.93 km²
Residents :	186 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	18.73 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09293
Municipality number  ( INE ):	09057
administration
Website :	Bugedo

Bugedo is a place and a municipality (municipio) with only 186 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León .

Location and climate

Bugedo is about 4 km (as the crow flies) southwest of the Ebro and thus also the border with the Basque Country or just 77 km (driving distance) northeast of the provincial capital Burgos at an altitude of about 580  m . The next larger city is Miranda de Ebro (approx. 10 km northeast). The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 720 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	246	266	502	100	173

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms have led to a lack of jobs and a migration of a large part of the population to the cities since the 1960s ( rural exodus ).

economy

The region has been shaped almost exclusively by agriculture for centuries; Animal husbandry is of great importance . Tourism (rental of holiday apartments) is also playing an increasingly important role.

history

Finds from the Celtic , Roman , Visigothic and even from the Islamic - Moorish period have not yet been made in the municipality. It is believed that the foundation of the town is related to the made in the mid-12th century founding of about 1 km southwest of the village located Norbertine - monastery Bujedo de Candepajares .

Attractions

Bugedo - model of the monastery

• The local parish church of Santa María dates from the late 15th century, but there is evidence of a previous building.

Surroundings

• The ruins of a telegraph tower built in the 19th century are less significant.
• The aforementioned monastery of Santa María de Bujedo de Candepajares only has a few Romanesque parts. Most of the buildings are the result of a large-scale renovation in the 18th century.

Web links

Commons : Bozoó  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bozoó, hiking trails - photos + information (Spanish)
• Bujedo de Candepajares Monastery - Photos + Info (arteguias, 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. ↑ Bugedo - climate tables
3. ↑ Bugedo - population development
4. Jump up ↑ Bugedo History
5. ^ Bugedo Church
6. ↑ Bugedo - Telegraph Tower
7. ↑ Bugedo - monastery