Encinas de Esgueva

Encinas de Esgueva municipality
Encinas de Esgueva - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Páramos del Esgueva
Coordinates	41 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 6 ′  W
Height :	830  msnm
Area :	30.85 km²
Residents :	248 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	8.04 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47186
Municipality number  ( INE ):	47060
administration
Website :	Encinas de Esgueva

Encinas de Esgueva is a place and a municipality with only 248 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the east of the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile-León in Spain .

location

The place Encinas de Esgueva is located in the Iberian Meseta on the south bank of the Río Esgueva a good 60 km (driving distance) east of Valladolid or almost 22 km north of the small town Peñafiel at an altitude of about 830  m . The climate in winter is cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 455 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	634	817	867	370	272

The significant population decline since the middle of the 20th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms, the resulting lack of jobs and the migration of many families to the larger cities ( rural exodus ).

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants of the village lived mainly as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included a little cattle breeding (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

Celtic , Roman and Visigoth traces have not yet been discovered. 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 ruined the Christian successes, but in the 11th century the Kingdom of León, with the support of the Counts of Castile, extended its territory again to the Duero border. After previous unsuccessful attempts, León finally united with the rising Kingdom of Castile in 1230 . In 1394, Diego López de Zúñiga acquired the manor (señorio) of the place, which one of his descendants sold to Antonio del Río Aguilar in 1574.

Attractions

Encinas de Esgueva - Church of San Mamés

• The castle visible today with its 4 crenellated corner towers and an outer wall ring dates from the end of the 14th century and consists in large parts of precisely hewn stones. The keep (Torre del homenaje) has two twin windows ( ajimezes ) . In the 16th century structural changes were made inside the castle; however, the overall picture remained almost unchanged. In the following centuries the building fell into disrepair despite its use as a granary ; it was restored around the middle of the 20th century.
• The three-aisled parish church of San Mamés is the almost unknown in Central Europe St. Consecrated to Mamas of Cappadocia and dates from the second half of the 14th century; the bell tower (campanario) is a 17th or 18th century addition. In addition to the baroque main altar, other altar retables (retablos) adorn the interior of the church.
• The place consists of a colorful mix of stone and brick houses. Several rock cellars ( bodegas ) have been driven into the hillside .

Web links

Commons : Encinas de Esgueva  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Encinas de Esgueva, sights - photos + 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. ↑ Encinas de Esgueva - Climate tables
3. ↑ Encinas de Esgueva - population development
4. ↑ Encinas de Esgueva - Castillo
5. ↑ Encinas de Esgueva - Castillo