Quintanilla Vivar

Quintanilla Vivar parish
Quintanilla Vivar - Santa Eulalia Church and bridge over the Río Ubierna
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Alfoz de Burgos
Coordinates	42 ° 25 ′  N , 3 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 25 ′  N , 3 ° 41 ′  W
Height :	855  msnm
Area :	13.38 km²
Residents :	813 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	60.76 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09140
Municipality number  ( INE ):	09301
administration
Website :	Quintanilla Vivar

Quintanilla Vivar is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 813 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Burgos in the northern Spanish autonomous region of Castile and León . The municipality also includes the village of Vivar del Cid , the supposed birthplace of the Spanish national hero El Cid .

Location and climate

Quintanilla Vivar is located on the Río Ubierna in the Castilian plateau ( meseta ) at an altitude of about 855  m and is about 9 km (driving distance) to the north from the city of Burgos . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 595 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	436	431	401	470	782

Because of the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms, the population of the community fell significantly in the second half of the 20th century; on the other hand, the proximity to the city of Burgos and the comparatively low land prices in rural areas have had a positive effect on the number of inhabitants.

economy

The region has been largely shaped by agriculture for centuries. The community has now almost become a suburb of Burgos. Tourism (rental of holiday apartments) only plays a subordinate role.

history

It is believed that the place or a small fortress was built by the Castilian Count Diego Rodríguez Porcelos , the founder of the city of Burgos, on the orders of King Alfonso III. (ruled 866–910).

Attractions

• The small parish church of Santa Eulalia de Mérida is an unadorned single-nave building from the 15th / 16th centuries. Century.

Surroundings

• Almost 3 km southeast of the village are the ruins of the Hieronymites Monastery Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Fresdelval with its late Gothic monastery church.

Web links

Commons : Quintanilla Vivar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Quintanilla Vivar - Photos + Quick Facts (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. ↑ Quintanilla Vivar - Climate tables
3. ↑ Quintanilla Vivar - Population Development