Covaleda

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Covaleda municipality
Covaleda - Church of San Quirico y Santa Julita
Covaleda - Church of San Quirico y Santa Julita
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Coat of arms of Covaleda
Covaleda (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Soria
Comarca : Pinares (comarca)
Coordinates 41 ° 56 ′  N , 2 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 56 ′  N , 2 ° 53 ′  W
Height : 1215  msnm
Area : 104.36 km²
Residents : 1,680 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 16.1 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 42157
Municipality number  ( INE ): 42069
administration
Website : Covaleda

Covaleda is a place and at the same time the center of a municipality (municipio) belonging to the poorly populated Serranía Celtibérica with 1,680 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the Spanish province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile-León . The parish belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria .

location

The town and municipality of Covaleda are located about 10 km south of the 2228 m high Pico de Urbión on the upper reaches of the Duero in the barren mountain landscape in the extreme northwest of the Soria province near the borders with the Burgos province and the La Rioja region at an altitude of about 1215  m . The provincial capital Soria is about 49 km (driving distance) to the southeast. The climate is harsh, sometimes temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 625 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2018
Residents 862 827 1.928 2,043 1,720

Covaleda is one of the few mountain towns in the province of Soria with a growing or almost constant population.

economy

Covaleda is located on the former road between Soria and Burgos , which is still used today . In addition to the usual self-sufficiency economy, goods and ideas came to the small town, where traders, craftsmen and service providers settled. Today summer tourism also plays a significant role in the economic life of the municipality.

history

Bronze Age and Celtiberian traces can be found in the region . The Romans , Visigoths and Moors , on the other hand, left no archaeologically usable traces. The verifiable history of the place goes back to the year 929, ie to the time of the Reconquista ; in 1095 the Castilian counts of Lara bequeathed the place to the monastery of San Millán de Lara . During the whole time Christians from the north but also from the south ( Mozarabians ) of the Iberian Peninsula settled the region. In 1923 a major fire destroyed almost all the houses in the town; they were then rebuilt.

Attractions

Covaleda - Puente de Soria
Surroundings
  • The Ermita de San Cristóbal , built in the 19th century, stands in the fields at the foot of the village.
  • Approx. 1.5 km southeast of the village, a single-arched bridge made of stone (Puente de Soria) crosses the still young Duero. The approximately 11.50 m wide arch of the bridge is slightly pointed at the apex, which indicates a medieval origin; the current state corresponds to that of the 17th century.
  • Another arch bridge (Puente de Santo Domingo) is upstream. It is dated to the 12th century, but was restored with new stones at the beginning of the 21st century.
  • Several more recent simple bridges are also among the community's attractions.

Web links

Commons : Covaleda  - 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. ↑ Covaleda - climate tables
  3. ↑ Covaleda - population development
  4. ↑ Covaleda - Church
  5. ↑ Covaleda - Puente de Santo Domingo
  6. ↑ Covaleda - Bridges