Dévanos

Dévanos municipality
Dévanos - Hydroelectric Power Plant (Fabrica de Luz)
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Soria
Comarca :	Moncayo
Coordinates	41 ° 54 ′  N , 1 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′  N , 1 ° 57 ′  W
Height :	940  msnm
Area :	16.36 km²
Residents :	79 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	4.83 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	42108
Municipality number  ( INE ):	42075
administration
Website :	Dévanos

Dévanos (also Debanos ) is a place and at the same time the center of a municipality ( municipio ) with only 79 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 Dévanos are located on the Río Añamaza , a tributary of the Ebro , in the barren mountain landscape in the extreme northeast of the Soria province near the border with the La Rioja region at an altitude of approx. 940  m . The provincial capital Soria is about 64 km (driving distance) to the southwest; the lovely small town of Ágreda is just under 8 km southeast. The climate is harsh, sometimes temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 565 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2001	2010
Residents	401	416	427	129	103

The mechanization of agriculture and the increasing aridity of the mountain region led to a loss of jobs in the second half of the 20th century, which in turn triggered a rural exodus.

economy

Dévanos is a bit off the former road between Soria and Pamplona , which is still used today . In addition to the usual self-supply economy, goods and ideas came to the place where traders, craftsmen and service providers settled.

history

Celtiberian traces can be found along the Río Añamaza . The Romans and Visigoths , on the other hand, left no archaeologically usable traces; however, the name of the place was Latinized in Tabanium . The region was recaptured from the hands of the Moors by King Alfonso I of Aragon at the beginning of the 11th century ( reconquista ) ; at Dévanos there was even a medieval castle (castillo) . From the 11th to the 13th centuries, Christians from the north but also from the south ( Mozarabians ) of the Iberian Peninsula populated the area.

Iglesia de la Virgen

Attractions

• The Iglesia de la Virgen , built in the 16th century from broken stone and bricks, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary . The entrance porch on the south side of the church, which is overlaid by a bell gable (espadaña) and which has a remarkable baroque carved altar inside, is pretty.
• The Palacio de los Condes de Villarrea shows a beautiful portal with a curved keel arch . The portal and the window above are each framed by an Alfiz .

Surroundings

• The Ermita de la Virgen del Castillejo was built in 1922 just outside the village in neo-Gothic style.
• The Fabrica de Luz , built at the beginning of the 20th century, was a hydroelectric power station on the Río Añamaza.

Web links

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

• Dévanos - Photos and Info (Spanish)
• Dévanos - Photos and Info (Spanish)
• Dévanos, history and sights - photos and information (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. ↑ Dévanos - climate tables
3. ↑ Dévanos - Population Development