Haza (Burgos)

Haza parish
Haza - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Ribera del Duero
Coordinates	41 ° 37 ′  N , 3 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 37 ′  N , 3 ° 50 ′  W
Height :	910  msnm
Area :	82.3 km²
Residents :	30 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	0.36 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09316
Municipality number  ( INE ):	09155
administration
Website :	Haza

Haza , also Aza , is a northern Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with only 30 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile-León . The place belongs to the wine region Ribera del Duero ; the entire place is recognized as a cultural asset ( Bien de Interés Cultural ) in the category Conjunto histórico-artístico .

Location and climate

The place Haza is located on a rocky hill above the valley of the Río Riaza at an altitude of about 910  m . The city of Burgos is about 100 km (driving distance) to the north. The nearest town is Aranda de Duero (approx. 16 km northwest); the lovely town of Roa on the Duero is about 17 km to the northwest. The climate in winter is harsh, but in summer it is temperate and warm; Rain (approx. 465 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	169	246	233	41	27

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms led to a lack of jobs and a significant decline in the number of inhabitants since the 1950s.

economy

The municipality of Haza is now part of the Ribera del Duero wine region . The field work is done today by only a few farmers and winemakers; some houses are rented out as holiday apartments (casas rurales) in summer .

history

No evidence of settlement has yet been found from the Celtiberian , Roman , Visigothic or Islamic periods. Before the turn of the first millennium, Haza was a controversial Christian outpost about 10 km south of the Duero border between the Moors in the south and the Christians in the north, which was repeatedly attacked and conquered by the Muslims . The foundation of the place could go back to Gonzalo Fernández , the first largely independent count of Castile ; the first written mention of the place name comes from the year 912. At the end of the 10th century, the fortress was probably taken by Almansor . In 1011 the Navarre King Sancho III conquered . the area that subsequently belonged to the Kingdom of Navarre for a number of years ; it became the capital of the Comunidad de Villa y Tierra de Aza in the High Middle Ages . The existing city fortifications were repeatedly improved.

Attractions

Iglesia de San Miguel

• The most important attraction of the place is the fortress (castillo) , which dates back to the time of the Reconquista, with its keep (torre del homenaje) , the entrance of which was about 2 m high and could only be reached via retractable ladders or rope ladders .
• The Iglesia de San Miguel , originally single-aisled but later expanded to include a side aisle on the north side, is dedicated to the well-fortified Archangel Michael . The west facade is impressive with a keel arch portal and a three-part bell gable (espadaña) ; on the south side there is a stair tower . In of a wooden roof covered nave (nature) are several carved altars (retablos) . Only the approximately square apse with the main altar is spanned by a ribbed vault. The furnishings include 8 Flemish panel paintings from around 1500.

Web links

Commons : Gumiel de Izán  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Haza, sights - photos + info (arteguias, 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. ↑ Haza - climate tables
3. ↑ Haza - population development
4. Jump up ↑ Haza story
5. ↑ Haza - Castillo