Burlada-Burlata

Burlada / Burlata municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Navarre
Province :	Navarre
Comarca :	Cuenca de Pamplona
Coordinates	42 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  W
Height :	423  msnm
Area :	2.12 km²
Residents :	19.096 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	9,007.55 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	31600
Municipality number  ( INE ):	31060
administration
Mayor :	José Muñoz Arias ( PSN-PSOE , 2007)
Website :	www.burlada.es

Burlada – Burlata ( Spanish / Basque ) is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous region of Navarra (Comunidad Foral de Navarra). It borders Pamplona and Villava in the north, Huarte in the east, Egüés in the south and Pamplona in the west. The place lies in the Pamplona Depression and belongs to the extended urban area of ​​the Navarre capital.

history

Burlada has been occupied since the time of the kings of Navarre ; H. from the 10th century. The kings owned a palace here and used it for recreation. The palace, which was later destroyed, had private access to the Romanesque church of the place, which also no longer exists (destroyed in the middle of the 20th century). Another indication of the importance of the place is the Romanesque bridge over the Río Arga .

Attractions

• Romanesque Bridge (Puente de Burlada):

Medieval bridge made of six round arches. Because of the many reconstructions, it is difficult to specify the construction time.

• City palaces (Palacetes de Burlada): At the beginning of the 20th century, various palaces were built along the main street ( Calle Mayor ) of the town. The most important is the Palacio Uranga, which is surrounded by a park.
• Church of St. Johannes (Iglesia de San Juan): The first church was in today's Plaza San Juan, today occupied by the Casa Consistorial. The construction of the new church began on June 24, 1952, on the occasion of the city's St. John's Festival. It was consecrated on October 17, 1954 and was the project of the architect Javier Yárnoz. The floor plan is a Latin cross , the altarpiece is neoclassical and comes from the Pamplona Cathedral, the furniture was brought together from various Navarre locations.
• Parish Church of St. Blasius (Parroquia de San Blás): Due to the growth of the place, a new parish church became necessary, which was taken over by the community on June 29, 1970. It was dedicated to Santa Maria Soledad Torres Acosta , the founder of a women's congregation dedicated to nursing.

Demographics

Population development
1996	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2013	2015
15 366	15 860	16 647	16 887	17 288	17 647	17 964	18 040	18 316	18 388	18 337	18 504	18 595	18 389	18 195	18 248	18 237

Festivals

• City festival: August 15th to 19th
• Carnival: Martingala de Burlada / Burlatako Martingala, according to the carnival dates
• Patron feast of St. John (Fiesta de San Juan) June 23-26

Personalities

• Fernando Chivite (* 1959), writer
• Koldo Gil (* 1978), racing cyclist
• Rubén Beloki (* 1976), pelota player
• Iñaki Esain (* 1978), pelota player
• Mateo Garralda (* 1969), handball player
• Joaquín Asiáin (* 1968), singer (tenor)
• Jesús Artola (1886–1970), Republican politician, governor of Guipúzcoa at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War .
• Hilarión Eslava (1807–1878), musicologist and composer
• Leonor de La Marche (1407–1464), Leonor de Borbón-La Marche, Navarre princess, daughter of Beatrice and niece of Charles the Noble

Web links

Commons : Burlada-Burlata  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cifras oficiales de población .

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. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población Instituto de Estadística de Navarra ( Memento of March 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

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