Pozaldez

Pozaldez municipality
Pozaldez - Church of San Boal
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Tierra del Vino
Coordinates	41 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  W
Height :	790  msnm
Area :	27.85 km²
Residents :	482 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	17.31 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47220
Municipality number  ( INE ):	47124
administration
Website :	Pozaldez

Pozaldez is a place and a Spanish municipality with 482 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile and León .

location

The place Pozaldez is located in the Iberian Meseta a good 43 km (driving distance) southwest of Valladolid or almost 10 km northeast of Medina del Campo at an altitude of about 795 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain falls throughout the year.

Population development

year	1842	1900	1950	2001	2012
Residents	1,726	2,249	1,440	504	574

The continual population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the mechanization of agriculture .

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants lived mainly as a self-sufficient living from agriculture, which also included a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens) and viticulture. The surpluses generated could be sold in the nearby markets of Medina de Campo. Today some residents work in the nearby town.

history

In 1250 the place name was Pozollez , later also Pozoldez or Pozal de las dos iglesias ; The name Pozal de Hez ("Abundance of Wine") has also been passed down and refers to the formerly over 100 bodegas near the village.

Attractions

Iglesia de Santa María

• Only sparse ruins remain of the medieval fortress (castillo) .
• Erected in the Mudéjar style on the foundations of a castle, the eastern parts of St. Iglesia de San Boal , consecrated to Baudilius of Nîmes , are the main attractions of the place; they originated in the 13th century. The apse consists of brick - blind arches with intermediate segments made of plastered rubble stones . The multi-level bell tower , structured by pilaster strips and terminating with a lantern , rises above the crossing and is completely covered with bricks. The completion of the nave and the facade lasted until the 14th century. In the early 17th century, the church was modernized by the architect Diego de Praves . The architecturally sparse nave is accompanied by side chapels in which there are numerous altarpieces from the 16th to 19th centuries.
• The Iglesia de Santa María , which was built in the 16th century and also shows Mudejar elements , has a four-bay nave with side chapels. The main altar shows Solomonic columns in the style of late Baroque Churriguerism ; the side altars in the side chapels are much less elaborately designed.

literature

• Eduardo García de Castro and others: Pozaldez. Historia y Vida. Diputación de Valladolid, Valladolid 1991.

Web links

Commons : Pozaldez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pozaldez, history and sights - information (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. ↑ Pozaldez - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Medina del Campo / Pozaldez - climate tables
4. ↑ Pozaldez - History
5. ↑ Pozaldez - Castillo
6. ↑ Pozaldez - Church of San Boal
7. ↑ Pozaldez - Iglesia de Santa María