Puras (Valladolid)
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra del Vino | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 805 msnm | ||
| Area : | 10.84 km² | ||
| Residents : | 46 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 4.24 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47419 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47126 | ||
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| Website : | Puras | ||
Puras is a place and a Spanish municipality with 46 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the region of Castile and León .
location
The place Puras is in the Iberian Meseta approx. 56 km (driving distance) south of Valladolid or almost 35 km southeast of Medina del Campo at an altitude of approx. 805 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is cold but rarely frosty, in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rain (approx. 400 mm / year) falls over the whole year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2014 |
| Residents | - | 176 | 140 | 60 | 54 |
The continual population decline in the 20th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants lived mainly as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens) and, to a lesser extent, viticulture. Any surpluses generated could hardly be sold because of the great distance to the cities.
history
In the neighboring municipality of Almenara de Adaja , a Roman estate ( villa rustica ) was discovered and uncovered. In the 8th century the area was conquered by the Moors . In the 10th century, the united Leonese-Castilian armies under the leadership of the Castilian Count Fernán González conquered the depopulated areas south of the Duero, but the Moorish military leader Almansor ruined the successes at the end of the 10th century. After the final reconquest ( reconquista ) by Alfonso VI. at the end of the 11th century the almost deserted area was repopulated; the place Puras belonged to the Kingdom of León . After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 . The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , built mostly from bricks , is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary . The single-nave building was built in the 16th century and impresses with its renaissance- style bell tower . On the south side of the church there is a portico ( portico or galería ). The interior of the church houses several baroque carved altars and two figures of St. Rochus (San Roque) and St. Isidor (San Isidro) , stolen in the 1990s but reappeared in Lisbon a few years later .
- A stone cross stands on a plinth in front of the portico.
- Approx. 200 m south of the church there is a spring - probably already used in ancient times - whose water flows into a channel that was used as a cattle trough or to wash clothes.
- Surroundings
- The excavation site of the Roman estate ( villa rustica ) with an attached museum is located near the border with the municipality of Almenara de Adaja in the north .
Web links
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).
- ^ Puras - map with altitude information
- ↑ Puras - climate tables
- ↑ Puras - population development