Lozoya (city)

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Lozoya municipality
Embalse de Pinilla and Lozoya
Embalse de Pinilla and Lozoya
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Lozoya Coat of Arms
Lozoya (city) (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : MadridMadrid Madrid
Comarca : Sierra Norte
Coordinates 40 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 48 ′  W
Height : 1116  msnm
Area : 57.94 km²
Residents : 581 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 10.03 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 28742
Municipality number  ( INE ): 28076
administration
Website : www.lozoya.es

Lozoya refers to a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 581 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the northwest of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain .

location

The place Lozoya is located at an altitude of about 1120 meters above sea level. d. M. on the upper reaches of the river of the same name , which is dammed and forms the Pinilla reservoir. The distance to the capital Madrid to the south is about 100 kilometers (driving distance).

Population development

year 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2011
Residents 595 506 447 389 438 647

In the first half of the 20th century the community consisted of around 600 inhabitants; After a temporary population decline, due to the relative proximity to the greater Madrid area, a slight increase in the number of inhabitants has been recorded again in the last few decades.

economy

In the past, the local population lived exclusively from agriculture, with cattle breeding dominating over agriculture; The production of charcoal was also of great economic importance in the wooded area until the 19th century. Since the 1960s, income from tourism (rental of holiday homes) has also played a certain role.

history

Despite the lack of archaeological evidence, it is believed that the area along the Río Lozoya was inhabited by Celts or Celtiberians . Also, Romans , Visigoths and Arabs and Berbers have left no clear traces. After the Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) of the area in 10/11. The place name Lozohia was first mentioned in a document in the 19th century .

Attractions

Town hall ( ayuntamiento )
  • The local parish church ( Iglesia de El Salvador ) is a made of quarry stones erected building of the 16th century, however, was plastered at a later date. The capped two winged dragons late Renaissance portal leads into the - unusual for the region - three-nave church interior, which has a remarkable Plateresque pulpit ( pulpito ) holds.
  • The town hall ( ayuntamiento ) is located in a 17th century building.
  • A well system with a large basin ( Fuente de cuatro Canos ) dates from the 18th century.
  • A public wash house ( lavadero publico ) built in the 19th century has been converted into a 'House of Culture'.
  • A little above the village, a medieval bridge ( Puente del Congosto ) crosses the Río Lozoya.

Web links

Commons : Lozoya (city)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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).