Carbajosa de la Sagrada (Salamanca)

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Carbajosa de la Sagrada (Salamanca) (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Salamanca
Comarca : Campo de Salamanca
Coordinates 40 ° 56 ′  N , 5 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′  N , 5 ° 39 ′  W
Height : 795  msnm
Area : 13.71 km²
Residents : 7,116 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 519.04 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 37188
Municipality number  ( INE ): 37085
administration
Website : Carbajosa de la Sagrada

Carbajosa de la Sagrada is a western Spanish city and a municipality ( municipio ) with 7,116 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon .

Location and climate

The place Carbajosa de la Sagrada is only about 6 km (driving distance) south of the provincial capital Salamanca at an altitude of about 795  m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 415 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 217 223 323 1,674 6,848

The rapid population increase since the beginning of the 21st century is due to the planning and creation of new building districts near the city of Salamanca.

economy

For centuries, the population of the community lived on agriculture, which included cattle breeding, on a self-sufficient basis ; excess income could be sold in Salamanca. Craftsmen and small traders have settled in the village.

history

It is believed that the Celtic tribe of the Vettones settled here, but there are no traces of them, as well as of the Romans , Visigoths and even of the Moors who advanced north in the 8th century . After the Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) around the year 1200 , King Alfonso IX. from León the area of ​​Carbajosa free for repopulation ( repoblación ) . On July 22, 1812, about 8 km south of the town, an important battle took place during the Spanish Wars of Liberation between English and French troops.

Carbajosa - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Attractions

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is a simple building from the 15th or 16th century. Its portal-free and unadorned west facade is raised by a two-part bell gable (espadaña) . On the other hand, almost the entire length of the south side is taken up by an imposing column-supported vestibule ( portico or galería porticada) . The three-aisled interior of the church, formed by large candle arches , is not vaulted, but is spanned by wooden ceilings. A crucifix on a wall section made of quarry stone behind the altar is impressive .

Web links

Commons : Carbajosa de la Sagrada  - 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. Carbajosa de la Sagrada - climate tables
  3. Carbajosa de la Sagrada - population development
  4. Carbajosa de la Sagrada - History (1812)
  5. Carbajosa de la Sagrada - Church