Retuerta (Burgos)

Retuerta municipality
Retuerta - View of the town with the Ermita de Santa María
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Arlanza (Comarca)
Coordinates	42 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 30 ′  W
Height :	910  msnm
Area :	8.54 km²
Residents :	63 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	7.38 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09347
Municipality number  ( INE ):	09311
administration
Website :	Retuerta

Retuerta is a northern Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with only 63 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León . The place is on the Camino del Cid and on the Camino de la Lana coming from Alicante , an old trade route and a feeder of the Camino de Santiago .

Location and climate

The place Retuerta lies above a loop of the Río Arlanza at an altitude of about 910  m, a good 45 km (driving distance) southeast of Burgos . The small towns of Covarrubias and Lerma are only about 5 km north and 27 km west, respectively. The climate in winter is quite rough, but in summer it is dry and warm; Rain (approx. 525 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2018
Residents	745	549	215	72	59

The constant population decline since the middle of the 19th century is due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms ( rural exodus ).

economy

The area around Retuerta is dominated by agriculture; For a long time the place offered the necessary regional services in the fields of handicraft and trade. Many holiday homes (casas rurales) and apartments have been rented out since the middle of the 20th century . Since 2008, the municipality has been part of the Arlanza wine region (DO) .

history

Retuerta is mentioned for the first time in a document from the year 987. Otherwise, the place has largely experienced the same history as the neighboring towns of Covarrubias and Lerma.

Iglesia de San Esteban

Attractions

• The Iglesia de San Esteban was built in the 17th century and its architecture indicates the former importance of the place. With the exception of the gable portal and the round window above, the facade is unadorned, which refers to the late Herrera style ; the south portal is designed in a similar way. In the single-nave interior there are three wooden sculptures from the 13th century; a precious chalice (calíz) from around 1600 is the jewel of the church.

Surroundings

• Approx. 1 km outside the town stands, built in the 16th century as a parish church by a bell gable (espadaña) excessive Ermita de Santa María , which represents a year once the target of a procession. The portal is on the south side; the vestibule is compared with the nave (nature) increased by about 2 m.

Web links

Commons : Retuerta, Burgos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Retuerta - Photos + Info (wikiburgos, Spanish)
• Retuerta, historical buildings - photos + 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. ↑ Retuerta - climate tables
3. ^ Retuerta - population development
4. ↑ Retuerta - Chalice