Fuensaldaña

Fuensaldaña municipality
Fuensaldaña - Castillo de los Vivero
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Montes Torozos
Coordinates	41 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  W
Height :	745  msnm
Area :	25.09 km²
Residents :	1,773 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	70.67 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47194
Municipality number  ( INE ):	47066
administration
Website :	Fuensaldaña

Fuensaldaña is a northern Spanish city and a municipality ( municipio ) with 1,773 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon ; it belongs to the " Cigales DO " wine-growing region .

location

The place Fuensaldaña is located near the Autovía A-62 at an altitude of approx. 745  m . The distance to the southeastern provincial capital Valladolid is just under 9 km (driving distance). The climate in winter is harsh, but in summer it is dry and warm; the rather sparse rain (approx. 425 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	881	1.002	879	1.002	1,607

Because of the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms, many workers and their families migrated to the larger cities in the second half of the 20th century ( rural exodus ); Because of the relative proximity to the city of Valladolid, a new housing estate was built approx. 1 km from the old town center in the 1990s, so that the total population of the municipality has increased significantly since then.

economy

The area around Fuensaldaña was and is to a large extent agricultural, with livestock traditionally playing a less important role; the place offered the necessary regional services in the fields of handicraft and trade. In the 19th century the Canal de Castilla ran through the municipality. Fuensaldaña is part of the small wine-growing region " Cigales "; tourism only plays a subordinate role.

history

Around 400 BC The area was inhabited by the Celtic ethnic group of the Vaccaeans . In the 2nd century BC BC the Romans brought large parts of the Iberian Peninsula under their control; they also brought the art of viticulture with them. In the 5th century AD the Vandals came , but they were pushed to North Africa by the Visigoths . In the 8th century, Arab-Moorish armies advanced far to the north, but were unable to conquer the areas north of the Cantabrian Mountains ( Basque Country , Cantabria , Asturias , Galicia ). Already in the 10th and 11th centuries they were forced to the south by Christian armies ( reconquista ) , with the Duero valley, located about 20 km south of Fuensaldaña, delimiting the respective spheres of influence for a long time. The place name Fuent Saldania is documented for the first time in a document from the 13th century . In 1584 Philip II established the county (condado) Fuensaldaña.

Attractions

Iglesia de San Cipriano

• The terms of area small but by his on a rectangular base about 34 meters uplifting keep (Torre del homenaje) extremely impressive acting Castillo de los Vivero was around the mid-15th century from the exact hewn stones built. Both the keep and the courtyard wall are stabilized by three-quarter-round corner towers , which - like the slightly protruding battlements - contribute to a uniform appearance of the entire complex. The former castle has since served as a parador ; today it can be visited.
• The single nave Iglesia de San Cipriano is dedicated to St. It was consecrated to Cyprian of Carthage and was built from stone and bricks in the 13th century . In the 16th century the representative south porch ( portico ) was added.
• The town hall (ayuntamiento) is a modern brick building with a clock tower.

Web links

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

• Fuensaldaña - Photo + Info (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. ↑ Fuensaldaña - climate tables
3. ↑ Fuensaldaña - population development
4. ↑ Fuensaldaña - Castillo