Cantabrana (Burgos)

Cantabrana municipality
Cantabrana - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	La Bureba
Coordinates	42 ° 44 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  W
Height :	675  msnm
Area :	3.14 km²
Residents :	25 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	7.96 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09593
Municipality number  ( INE ):	09068
administration
Website :	Cantabrana

Cantabrana is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with only 25 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the north of the province of Burgos in the autonomous region of Castile-León in northern Spain .

Location and climate

The place Cantabrana lies at the confluence of two mountain streams in the west of the historical region La Bureba at the foot of the Montes Obarenes at an altitude of approx. 675  m . The provincial capital Burgos is about 57 km (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction; the lovely town of Ona is only 6 km to the east. The climate in winter is harsh, but in summer it is temperate and warm; Rain (approx. 755 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

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Panoramic photo of Cantabrana

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	379	422	345	52	28

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms led to a significant decline in population in the second half of the 20th century.

economy

Agriculture, which also included a little cattle breeding (e.g. pigs, chickens), has always played the most important role for the population of the region; Crafts, trade and service industries developed on a small scale in the village itself. Several houses in the village are now rented out as holiday apartments (casas rurales) .

history

Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol

Celtic , Roman , Visigoth and even Moorish traces are missing, although their presence in the region is likely. Probably the place was founded or repopulated ( repoblación ) by the Counts of Castile in the 9th or early 10th century and was for a long time disputed between the kingdoms of Castile and Navarre .

Attractions

• The Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol is a 16th century building and stands on the highest point of the place. The facade is elevated by a bell gable (espadaña) ; to the side of it rises a stair tower on a hexagonal floor plan. The interior of the church has a single nave, but it has a transept . The keystones of the rib vault show various decorative motifs. Seven different carved altars (retablos) from different style periods are worth seeing .
• The Ermita de San Roque is on the southern outskirts .

Surroundings

• On the eastern edge of the municipality is the old Ermita de San Vitores .

Web links

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

• Cantabrana, history and sights - information (WikiBurgos, 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. ↑ Cantabrana - climate tables
3. ↑ Cantabrana - Population Development
4. ↑ Cantabrana History
5. ↑ Cantabrana - Church
6. ↑ Cantabrana - Ermita de San Vitores