Campos del Río

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Campos del Río municipality
Campos del Río - town center with town hall
Campos del Río - town center with town hall
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Coat of arms of Campos del Río
Campos del Río (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : MurciaMurcia Murcia
Comarca : Comarca del Río Mula
Coordinates 38 ° 2 ′  N , 1 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 2 ′  N , 1 ° 21 ′  W
Height : 160  msnm
Area : 47.29 km²
Residents : 2,028 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 42.88 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 30191
Municipality number  ( INE ): 30014
administration
Website : Campos del Río

Campos del Río is a small town in southeastern Spain and a municipality ( municipio ) consisting of the main town and the hamlet of Los Rodeos with 2,028 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the center of the autonomous community of Murcia .

location

The city of Campos del Río is located on the Río Mula , a tributary of the Río Segura , a good 27 km (driving distance) northwest of the city of Murcia at an altitude of about 160  m . The climate in winter is temperate, while in summer it is warm to hot; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 305 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 1,180 1,491 2,254 2,035 2,022

The mechanization of agriculture has had little effect on the population of the municipality, as agriculture has increasingly specialized in greenhouse crops since the end of the 20th century . About 8% of the population are foreigners.

economy

The region around Campos del Río has been oriented towards agriculture for centuries, although in the past it was mainly farmed for the purpose of self- sufficiency. In addition to the planting of almond and olive trees in the valley, which the Moors already did, greenhouse crops for vegetables and flowers are of particular importance today . Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village.

history

Prehistoric, Iberian , Roman and Visigoth finds are extremely sparse. In the years 711-756 the area belonged to the largely independent kingdom of Todmir , which only became part of Al-Andalus in 756 . As part of the Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) , the Aragonese and Castilians advanced to Murcia. The first written mention of the place name comes from 1257 as part of the municipality of Mula . The Taifa Kingdom of Murcia, which has been virtually independent since the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba (1031) , was then converted into a Christian kingdom , which was, however, closely linked to the Crown of Castile , but came under Aragonese rule from 1296 to 1304 . After that of Philip III. (ruled 1598–1621) and his first minister, the Duke of Lerma , ordered the expulsion of the last Moors ( moriscos ) at the beginning of the 17th century, the population of the region declined significantly.

Attractions

former train station in Campos del Río
  • The single nave Iglesia de San Juan Bautista dates from the 18th century; however, it was later changed several times.
  • The clock tower (torre de reloj) is a 19th century building. On its flat roof there is a wrought iron bracket with a bell (campana) .
  • The oldest building in the community is a watchtower (atalaya) from the 14th or 15th century.
  • A stone bridge over the Río Mula is also of historical importance.

Web links

Commons : Campos del Río  - 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. Campos del Río - climate tables
  3. Campos del Río - Population Development
  4. ^ Campos del Río - History
  5. Campos del Río - Church
  6. Campos del Río - clock tower