Golmayo (Soria)

Golmayo municipality
Golmayo-Fuentetoba - Monasterio de la Monjía
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Soria
Comarca :	Comarca de Soria
Coordinates	41 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  W
Height :	1040  msnm
Area :	189.83 km²
Residents :	2,626 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	13.83 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	42190
Municipality number  ( INE ):	42095
administration
Website :	Golmayo

Golmayo is a place and one from the main village and several hamlets (Pedanías) and individual farms (fincas) existing northern Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with a total of 2,626 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the province of Soria of the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon . The parish belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria .

Location and climate

The approximately 190 km² large community Golmayo is located on the Río Golmayo , a small tributary of the Duero , about 5 to 15 km (driving distance) west of the provincial capital Soria at an average altitude of about 1040  m . The climate is harsh in winter, but temperate to warm in summer; Rain (approx. 555 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

At the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, the new housing estate Camaretas with around 1,500 inhabitants was built in the area of ​​the municipality of Golmayo ; At the same time, the previously independent municipalities of Camparañón, Carbonera de Frentes, La Cuenca, Las Fraguas, Fuentetoba, La Mallona, ​​La Muela, Nafría la Llana, Nódalo and Villabuena were gradually incorporated, as a result of which the municipality, which is close to the provincial capital of Soria, experienced an enormous population increase.

economy

The community is traditionally oriented towards agriculture (grain, sunflowers ); cattle breeding is also practiced. In the past, people lived largely as self-sufficient ; today it is mainly produced for urban markets.

history

The Celts , Romans and Visigoths left no archaeological traces. In the 8th century the Moors penetrated into the region and were only pushed back in the 11th century ( reconquista ) . Then Christians from the north and south of the Iberian Peninsula settled here ( repoblación ) .

Attractions

• The Benedictine monastery of La Monjía , located near the source of the Río Golmayo, was built in the 11th century; later it was repeatedly changed and in the 16th century it was walled by the Counts of Castejón.
• The late Gothic church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Golmayo dates from around 1500.
• Almost every village belonging to the municipality has its own small church or chapel.
• A “Roman bridge” probably dating from the Middle Ages crosses the Río Golmayo ; Another bridge is near Camparañón .
• Some hermit churches (ermitas) are also scattered across the parish.
• A new church has been built in the Camaretas settlement .

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  Las Fraguas - Santuario de la Virgen de Inodejo

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  Nafria la Llana - Iglesia de la Natividad

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  "Roman Bridge" (puente romano) near Golmayo

Web links

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

• Golmayo - Photos and information (Spanish)
• Golmayo, 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. ↑ Golmayo - climate tables