Pancorbo
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Pancorbo - town view with Montes Obarenes
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Castile and Leon | |
Province : | Burgos | |
Comarca : | Valle del Ebro | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 38 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ W | |
Height : | 635 msnm | |
Area : | 58.45 km² | |
Residents : | 434 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 7.43 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 09280 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 09251 | |
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Website : | Pancorbo |
Pancorbo is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 434 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the extreme east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous region of Castile-León in northern Spain . Pancorbo was a station on a branch of the Camino de Santiago leading from Bayonne via Irún to Burgos .
Location and climate
The place Pancorbo is on the Río Oroncillo on the "Corridor of La Bureba " at the foot of the Montes Obarenes at an altitude of about 635 m . The provincial capital Burgos is about 66 km (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction; the town of Miranda de Ebro is about 18 km northeast. The cities of Frías (approx. 29 km northwest) and Briviesca (approx. 23 km southwest) are also interesting . The climate in winter is harsh, in summer it is temperate and warm; Rain (approx. 730 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
Residents | 1,568 | 1,372 | 1,156 | 491 | 448 |
The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms led to a significant decline in population in the second half of the 20th century.
economy
Agriculture, which also included a little cattle breeding (e.g. pigs, chickens), has always played the most important role for the population of the region; Crafts, trade and service industries developed on a small scale in the village itself. Several houses in the village are now rented out as holiday apartments (casas rurales) .
history
Celtic , Roman , Visigoth and even Moorish traces are missing, although their presence in the region is likely. Around the year 880 a Castrum Pontecurbum is mentioned in a document; In 957 a place is mentioned for the first time. The place was probably founded or repopulated ( repoblación ) by the Counts of Castile in the 9th or early 10th century ; it was an important border fortress to the Kingdom of Navarre and was granted rights and privileges ( foros ) by King Alfonso VII in 1147 , which helped Pancorbo to flourish between the 14th and 16th centuries.
Attractions
- The sparse ruins of the Castillo de Pancorbo lie in the rugged mountains of Montes Obarenes ; in the 11th century the castle was temporarily occupied by the Kingdom of Navarre.
- The three-aisled Iglesia de Santiago , built in the 16th century on the site of a previous medieval building, is dedicated to the Apostle James the Elder. Ä. consecrated. The bell tower (campanario) has a passage on the ground floor. The hall church , spanned by a star vault , has only two bays ; the flat apse conceals an imposing altar retable (retablo) from 1658 with an equestrian figure of Santiago killing the Moors ( matamoros ) . The church now serves as a cultural center and exhibition space.
- The Iglesia de San Nicolás , completed in 1714, has a portal in the classicist Baroque style that is well worth seeing .
- Surroundings
- Several hiking trails are marked in the mountains of the Montes Obarenes ; a short one also leads to the vicinity of the castle ruins.
Personalities
- Juan de Pancorbo (around 1513 – around 1575), conquistador in Francisco Pizarro's army
Web links
- Pancorbo, history and sights - information (wikiburgos, Spanish)
- Pancorbo, hiking trail - photo + short information (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).
- ↑ Pancorbo - Way of St. James
- ↑ Pancorbo - climate tables
- ↑ Pancorbo - population development
- ^ Pancorbo story
- ^ Pancorbo - Castillo
- ^ Pancorbo - Iglesia de Santiago
- ^ Pancorbo - Iglesia de San Nicolás
- ↑ Juan de Pancorbo