Quintanilla Vivar
Quintanilla Vivar parish | ||
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Quintanilla Vivar - Santa Eulalia Church and bridge over the Río Ubierna
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Castile and León | |
Province : | Burgos | |
Comarca : | Alfoz de Burgos | |
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 | |
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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
- Quintanilla Vivar - Photos + Quick Facts (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).
- ↑ Quintanilla Vivar - Climate tables
- ↑ Quintanilla Vivar - Population Development