San Martín de Valvení
| San Martín de Valvení municipality | |||
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 Landscape near San Martín de Valvení with the ruins of the
Granja de San Andrés |
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Campiña del Pisuerga | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 45 ′ N , 4 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 735 msnm | ||
| Area : | 58.21 km² | ||
| Residents : | 83 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 1.43 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47209 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47144 | ||
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| Website : | San Martín de Valvení | ||
San Martín de Valvení is a northern Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with only 83 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the autonomous region of Castile-León ; the community belongs to the " Cigales DO " wine-growing region .
location
The place San Martín de Valvení is located near the Autovía A-62 on the east side of the Río Pisuerga at an altitude of about 735 m . The distance to the southwestern provincial capital Valladolid is just under 20 km (driving distance). The climate in winter is harsh, but in summer it is dry and warm; the rather sparse rain (approx. 425 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
| Residents | 667 | 675 | 476 | 108 | 85 |
Because of the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms, many workers and their families migrated to the larger cities in the second half of the 20th century ( rural exodus ).
economy
The area around San Martín de Valvení was and is to a large extent agricultural, with livestock traditionally playing a less important role; the place offered the necessary regional services in the fields of handicraft and trade. San Martín de Valvení is part of the small wine-growing region " Cigales "; tourism only plays a subordinate role.
history
Around 400 BC The area was inhabited by the Celtic ethnic group of the Vaccaeans . In the 2nd century BC BC the Romans brought large parts of the Iberian Peninsula under their control; they also brought the art of viticulture with them. In the 5th century AD the Vandals came , but they were pushed to North Africa by the Visigoths . In the 8th century, Arab-Moorish armies advanced far to the north, but were unable to conquer the areas north of the Cantabrian Mountains ( Basque Country , Cantabria , Asturias , Galicia ). Already in the 10th and 11th centuries they were pushed south by Christian armies ( reconquista ) , with the Duero valley, located approx. 20 km south of San Martín de Valvení, delimiting the respective spheres of influence for a long time. From the 13th to the 15th century, members of the noble family of the Zúñiga from Navarre were landlords (señores) of the place; they also built a castle (castillo) .
Attractions
- The ruins of the castle at the entrance to the village offer little of interest.
- The Iglesia del Salvador is a single-nave building without a transept , but with a bell tower (campanario) from the 16th century; soon after completion, the nave and the polygonal broken apse were raised. A cornice above the portal has been shaped into an alfiz .
- Surroundings
- Granja de San Andrés , about 3 km east of the village, was a former monastery, then a subsidiary of the Cistercian Abbey of Valbuena . In the 13th century it came to the Cistercian monastery of Santa María de Palazuelos and was converted into a grangie a little later . Today only ruins remain.
Web links
- San Martín de Valvení - Photo + Info (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).
- ↑ San Martín de Valvení - climate tables
- ↑ San Martín de Valvení - population development
- ↑ San Martín de Valvení - Castle
- ↑ San Martín de Valvení - Castle