Canillas de Esgueva
| Canillas de Esgueva municipality | |||
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 Canillas de Esgueva - town view
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Páramos del Esgueva | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 45 ′ N , 4 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 795 msnm | ||
| Area : | 23.52 km² | ||
| Residents : | 75 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 3.19 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47185 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47034 | ||
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| Website : | Canillas de Esgueva | ||
Canillas de Esgueva is a place and a municipality with only 75 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile-León in Spain .
location
The place Canillas de Esgueva is located in the Iberian Meseta on the south bank of the Río Esgueva almost 60 km (driving distance) east of Valladolid or a good 21 km north of the small town Peñafiel at an altitude of approx. 795 m . The climate in winter is cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 450 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
| Residents | 465 | 516 | 527 | 131 | 75 |
The significant population decline since the middle of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture , the resulting lack of jobs and the migration of many families to the larger cities ( rural exodus ).
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants lived mainly as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens) and, to a lesser extent, viticulture. Any surpluses generated could only be sold with difficulty because of the great distances to the urban markets.
history
In the 8th century, the area was used by the Moors conquered, but in the early 10th century Asturian-Leonese army of conquered areas north Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily destroyed the Christian successes. In the 11th century, the Kingdom of León extended its territory again to the Duero border. After previous unsuccessful attempts, León finally united with the rising Kingdom of Castile in 1230 .
Attractions
- Nothing remains of the local castle (castillo) , which was built in the 11th century to defend the region against Castilian territorial claims . The two round corner towers that are still visible belong to a renovation measure from around 1500. Large parts of the late medieval castle were still standing well into the 20th century; however, in 1970 most of it was destroyed.
- The structure of the local parish church of San Miguel Arcángel is largely still Romanesque . Which - unlike the church - built of precisely cut stones and with a surrounding parapet provided Belfry (Campanario) and the vaulted ceiling of the nave (nave) , however, were rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Web links
- Canillas de Esgueva, sights - photos + information (Spanish)
- Canillas de Esgueva, sights - photos + information (Spanish)
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).
- ↑ Canillas de Esgueva - Climate tables
- ↑ Canillas de Esgueva - population development
- ↑ Canillas de Esgueva - Castillo