Rioseco de Soria

Municipality of Rioseco de Soria
Rioseco de Soria - Court Column (roller blind)
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Soria
Comarca :	Soria
Coordinates	41 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  W
Height :	1010  msnm
Area :	50.02 km²
Residents :	123 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	2.46 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	42193
Municipality number  ( INE ):	42158
administration
Website :	Rioseco de Soria

Rioseco de Soria is a mountain town and a northern Spanish municipality ( municipio ) consisting of the main town and the hamlet (pedanía) Valdealvillo with only 123 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Soria of the autonomous community of Castile-León . The parish belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria .

Location and climate

The place Rioseco de Soria is located on the Río Sequillo ("small dry river") about halfway between the provincial capital Soria and the small town Burgo de Osma at an average altitude of about 1010  m . The medieval town of Calatañazor is just 10 km to the northeast . The climate is harsh in winter, but temperate to warm in summer; Rain (approx. 520 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	k. A.	755	620	145	123

The main reason for the significant population loss in the 20th century is the increasing aridity of the region as well as the mechanization of agriculture and the resulting loss of jobs; The abandonment of small farms also plays a certain role.

economy

The community is traditionally oriented towards agriculture (grain, sunflowers ); cattle breeding is also practiced. In the past, people lived largely as self-sufficient ; today it is mainly produced for urban markets.

history

Celts and Visigoths left no archaeologically usable traces; The foundation walls of a country estate (villa rustica) date from late Roman times . In the 8th century the Moors penetrated into the region and were only pushed back in the 11th century ( reconquista ) . Until the middle of the 20th century the place was called Risoseco de Calatañazor .

Attractions

• The Church of San Juan Bautista has a Romanesque apse ; however, the baroque bell gable (espandaña) dates from the 18th century.
• On a stepped square base in the village square stands a court column (roller blind) with a three-part shaft and a wrought-iron cross on top.
• The ruins of the Roman villa are about 60 m southwest of the village.

Surroundings

• In the abandoned hamlets of San Torcuato , La Mercadera and Escobosa de Calatañazor , the ruins of former village churches still stand.
• There are also some hermit churches (ermitas) in the municipality.

Web links

Commons : Rioseco de Soria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Rioseco de Soria, church - photos
• Rioseco de Soria, sights - photos and information (Spanish)
• Romanesque churches in Calatañazor and the surrounding area (arteguias, 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. ↑ Rioseco de Soria - climate tables
3. ^ Rioseco de Soria - population development
4. ↑ Rioseco de Soria - Roman villa