Molinaseca

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Molinaseca municipality
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Molinaseca (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Leon
Comarca : El Bierzo
Coordinates 42 ° 32 ′  N , 6 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 32 ′  N , 6 ° 31 ′  W
Height : 590  msnm
Area : 79.58 km²
Residents : 884 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 11.11 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 24413
Municipality number  ( INE ): 24100
Bridge over the Meruelo

Molinaseca is a municipality on the Camino de Santiago in the province of León in the autonomous region of Castile and León . The Río Meruelo flows through the village .

For the Roman era, it is believed that a rest house called a mansio and a horse changing point on the Braga - Astorga highway was located here . The Romanesque bridge over the Meruelo is also interpreted as an indication of the historical importance of Molinaseca as a transit point, as is the layout of the place along a street, Calle Real , on which the pilgrims ' hospice was also located and which was formerly called Calle de los Peregrinos, i.e., pilgrims' street .

Below the bridge there is a well-kept swimming area that is open to the public and refreshes many pilgrims and locals.

Attractions

  • Baroque - Virgen de las Angustias chapel
  • neoclassical parish church of San Nicolás with a statue of St. Rochus in pilgrim garb
  • Roman bridge over the Río Meruelo
  • Manor houses adorned with coats of arms along Calle Real

literature

  • Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .

Web links

Commons : Molinaseca  - 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).
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