Gatón de Campos
| Gatón de Campos municipality | |||
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 Gatón de Campos - San Pedro 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 : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Campos | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 765 msnm | ||
| Area : | 20.51 km² | ||
| Residents : | 33 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 1.61 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47606 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47070 | ||
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| Website : | Gatón de Campos | ||
Gatón de Campos is a northern Spanish city and a municipality ( municipio ) with 33 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the eastern province of Valladolid the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon .
location
The place Gatón de Campos is located on the Río Sequillo in the center of the Comarca Tierra de Campos in the Castilian plateau at an altitude of about 765 m above sea level. d. M. The provincial capital Valladolid is a good 62 km (driving distance) to the southeast; the city of Palencia is 45 km to the east. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rainfalls (approx. 490 mm / year) fall throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1842 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | 210 | 410 | 382 | 42 | 37 |
The dramatic population decline in the 20th century is essentially 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 ; Horses and donkeys were kept as draft and pack animals. Since the Middle Ages, handicrafts, small trade and service companies of all kinds have developed, but 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 and in the 8th century the area was overrun by the Moors - however, none of the four cultures left any archaeologically usable traces in the formerly possibly forested area. Already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army conquered the areas north of the Duero back ( reconquista ) ; then the area was rudimentary repopulated ( repoblación ). 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 , but there were repeated clashes. The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The Iglesia de San Pedro (formerly Iglesia de la Virgen de las Nieves ) dates back to the 15th century and is built almost entirely from bricks in the old Mudejar tradition ; only the bell tower with a pointed helmet is made of stone. The three-aisled interior of the building is covered with open roof trusses that were renewed in the 19th century. The late Baroque main altar, structured by carved columns and decorated with figures, is a small masterpiece of its kind.
- Outside the village on the road to Villalán de Campos there are two round pigeon houses ( palomares ) made of clay.
Web links
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).
- ↑ Gatón de Campos - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Herrín de Campos / Gatón de Campos - climate tables
- ↑ Gatón de Campos - population development
- ↑ Gatón de Campos - Iglesia de San Pedro