Hurones (Burgos)

Hurones parish
Hurones - town view
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Alfoz de Burgos
Coordinates	42 ° 24 ′  N , 3 ° 37 ′  W 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 - Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol

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

Commons : Hurones  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Hurones - photos + info (wikiburgos, 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. ↑ Hurones / Burgos - climate tables
3. ↑ Hurones - population development