Hurones (Burgos)
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Autonomous Community : | Castile and León | |
Province : | Burgos | |
Comarca : | Alfoz de Burgos | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 24 ′ N , 3 ° 37 ′ W | |
Height : | 870 msnm | |
Area : | 8.29 km² | |
Residents : | 65 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 7.84 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 09191 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 09176 | |
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Website : | Hurones |
Hurones is a place and a northern Spanish rural municipality ( municipio ) with only 65 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the north center of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon .
Location and climate
The place Hurones lies in the Castilian plateau (meseta) approx. 11 km (driving distance) northeast of the provincial capital Burgos at an altitude of approx. 870 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 575 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2018 |
Residents | 219 | 195 | 162 | 58 | 65 |
The mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the associated loss of jobs have led to a significant decline in the number of inhabitants since the middle of the 20th century ( rural exodus ).
economy
The inhabitants of the rural community lived for centuries as a self from agriculture . Because of the proximity to the city of Burgos, it was also possible to market the surplus products.
history
Almost nothing is known about the origins of the place. Celtic , Roman , Visigoth and even Moorish traces are missing. In the early 10th century, the area was recaptured ( reconquista ) by the Christians under the leadership of Count Gonzalo Fernández and then repopulated or repopulated ( repoblación ) ; During this time, the place, which is closely related to the neighboring town of Las Mijaradas, which was incorporated in 1837, was probably created .
Attractions
- The church, built in the early 13th century, is dedicated to the apostle James the Elder. Ä. , the patron saint of the Reconquista of Spain. Only the apse of the original church has been preserved; The nave and bell tower (campanario) are later additions. The eye-catcher in the single-nave interior of the church is the late Baroque altarpiece (retablo) in the style of Churriguerism , in the center of which you can see an equestrian figure of Santiago as a Moorslayer ( matamoros ) .
- A straight Roman road crosses the south of the municipality.
See also
Approx. 15 km east of Hurones is Atapuerca, known for its early human bones .
Web links
- Hurones - photos + info (wikiburgos, 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).
- ↑ Hurones / Burgos - climate tables
- ↑ Hurones - population development