Escobar de Campos
| Escobar de Campos municipality | |||
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 Escobar de Campos - San Clemente Church
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Leon | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Sahagún | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 19 ′ N , 4 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 820 msnm | ||
| Area : | 17.14 km² | ||
| Residents : | 39 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 2.28 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 24341 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 24069 | ||
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| Website : | Escobar de Campos | ||
Escobar de Campos is a northern Spanish city and a municipality ( municipio ) with 39 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the extreme southeast of the province of León of the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon .
location
Escobar de Campos is located on the Río Sequillo in the north of the Comarca Tierra de Campos in the Castilian plateau at an altitude of about 820 m above sea level. d. M. The provincial capital León is located almost 70 km (driving distance) northwest; the most Camino de Santiago ( Camino Francés small town located) Sahagún is just over 11 km to the northwest. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rainfalls (approx. 500 mm / year) fall throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1842 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | k. A. | 386 | 263 | 77 | 42 |
The population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
The farming on the fertile clay and loess soils of the Tierra de Campos and the keeping of small livestock (especially chickens) formed the livelihood of the self-sufficient population of the region for centuries ; Crafts and trade developed in the Middle Ages, but they have now disappeared again.
history
In pre-Roman times the region belonged to the settlement area of the Celtic tribe of the Vaccaeans ; later came the Romans and Visigoths . In the 8th century, the area was used by the Moors invaded, but already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army of conquered areas north Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily wiped out the Christian successes, but in the 11th century the Kingdom of León expanded its territory again to the Duero border. After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 . The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The Iglesia de San Clemente is built entirely of bricks in the Mudéjar tradition , but without the corresponding decorative shapes . Your west facade is completely unadorned and looks extremely repellent; the portal is located in a portico on the south side. The belfry , made of natural stone, shows simple Renaissance forms , but also cracks; the bell projectile is held together by iron clips. The nave is spanned by a simple artesonado ceiling that needs renovation . The high altar dates from the 17th century, but contains a small cycle of panels depicting the life of St. Clemens from around 1500.
- The small Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Vega , located on the southern outskirts, dates from the 17th or early 18th century. It was also built entirely from bricks and is surmounted by a simple bell gable.
Web links
- Escobar de Campos, sights - photos + information (Spanish)
- Escobar de Campos, church, newspaper articles - photo + information (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Escobar de Campos - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Escobar de Campos - Climate tables
- ↑ Escobar de Campos - population development