Rabé de las Calzadas

Rabé de las Calzadas municipality
	Rabé de las Calzadas - town center
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Alfoz de Burgos
Coordinates	42 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ W
Height :	830 msnm
Area :	10.11 km²
Residents :	220 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	21.76 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09130
Municipality number ( INE ):	09304
administration
Website :	Rabé de las Calzadas

Rabé de las Calzadas is a municipality and a town on the Way of St. James (Camino Francés) in the center of the province of Burgos the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon in Spain.

Location and climate

The place Rabé de las Calzadas is located on the Río Úrbel in the Castilian plateau ( meseta ) at an altitude of approx. 830 m . The distance to the eastern provincial capital of Burgos is only 14 km (driving distance). The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 570 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2018
Residents	380	316	447	172	208

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms have led to a shortage of jobs since the 1950s and, as a result, to a large part of the population moving to the cities ( rural exodus ). Due to the proximity to the city of Burgos, however, the decline in population has come to a standstill in the last years of the 20th century.

economy

For centuries, the region has been characterized almost exclusively by agriculture and livestock, with self-sufficiency being the focus of economic activity. Long-life or preserved foods such as grain , cheese , sausage, etc. could be bartered or sold on the markets in Burgos.

history

Celtic or Celtiberian as well as Roman and Visigoth traces are missing. After the conquest of central Spain by Islam, the area was largely deserted for centuries and was only repopulated ( repoblación ) after the reconquest ( reconquista ) at the end of the 9th century . Rabé is mentioned for the first time in a document from the year 946 ; at this time 3 churches are already mentioned. A castle (castillo) was built nearby . Like the places in the area, Rabé is believed to have belonged to the Las Huelgas monastery in the 12th century , and later to the manorial estate of the Archdiocese of Burgos - however, precise details are missing.

Rabé de las Calzadas - Ermita

Attractions

The Iglesia de Santa Marina , which was completely rebuilt at the end of the 19th century , still has a Gothic portal from the 13th century.

The Ermita Nuestra Señora del Monasterio ("Our Lady of the Monastery"), on the edge of the Camino de Santiago, is a 16th century building; however, it was completely restored in 1980.

The Palacio del Conde Villariezo is also known under the name Torre Palciega ; it was built in the early 17th century and served as a noble residence.

Opposite is the school built around 1883.

Personalities

Baldemoro Pampliega y Villalobos (1817–?), Surgeon and ophthalmologist. Pampliega had specialized in ophthalmology and the treatment of cataracts . In the village, he was distinguished by his generosity in community matters. In 1864 he played a key role in the renovation of the parish church and in 1875 that of the Ermita . In 1883 he had the school mentioned above built and also supported the construction of an art and vocational school (Escuela de Artes y Oficios) in Burgos .

literature

Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .
Santiago Barquín Tobar and Luis Martínez Pardo: Rabé de las Calzadas: (la historia y el destino de un pueblo) . El Monte Carmelo, Burgos 1980, ISBN 84-7239-104-3 .
Rafael Pampliega Pampliega: Rabé de las Calzadas, Noble villa burgalesa , El Monte Carmelo, Burgos 2000, ISBN 84-7239-550-2 .