Buniel (Burgos)

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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile and Leon
Province : Burgos
Comarca : Alfoz de Burgos
Coordinates 42 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 49 ′  W
Height : 830  msnm
Area : 13.28 km²
Residents : 546 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 41.11 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 09230
Municipality number  ( INE ): 09058
administration
Website : Buniel

Buniel is a place and a municipality (municipio) with 546 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the north of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León .

Location and climate

The place Buniel is located in the Castilian plateau ( meseta ) near the confluence of the Río Úrbel in the Río Arlanzón about 13 km (driving distance) southwest of the provincial capital Burgos at an altitude of about 830  m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 560 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2018
Residents 543 500 399 188 543

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms have led to a shortage of jobs since the 1950s and, as a result, to a large part of the population moving to the cities ( rural exodus ). Due to the proximity to the city of Burgos, the number of inhabitants increased again sharply in the first decades of the 21st century.

economy

For centuries, the region was dominated by agriculture almost exclusively for the purpose of self-sufficiency ; Cattle breeding was also of great importance . Long-life or preserved foods such as grain , cheese , sausage, etc. could be bartered or sold on the markets in Burgos.

history

Buniel - stele (4th / 5th century; today in the Museo de Burgos )

Finds from the Celtic , Visigothic and even from the Islamic - Moorish period have not yet been made in the municipality. However, in 1912 a pyramidal stele with a chrismon and Latin characters was discovered, which is dated to the late Roman or Visigoth times; this is matched by two sites from the same time that were made during the construction of the AVE route in 2015. At the end of the 9th century the area was recaptured ( reconquista ) and repopulated ( repoblación ) by Diego Rodríguez Porcelos (ruled 873–885), the second count of Castile and founder of Burgos . The first written mention of the place name comes from the year 1058.

Attractions

  • The three-aisled Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor dates from around 1500; however, documents show that at least one previous building must have existed. The three aisles indicate a certain importance of the church. The showpiece of the church is the gilded baroque altarpiece (retablo) from the 1660s in the main apse ; further (simple) altars were added in the course of time.
  • On the outskirts there are still some brick cellars (bodegas) that are covered with soil .

Web links

Commons : Buniel  - 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. Buniel / Burgos - climate tables
  3. Buniel - Population Development
  4. Buniel - History
  5. Buniel - Church
  6. Buniel - rock cellar etc.