San Zadornil

Municipality of Jurisdicción de San Zadornil: San Zadornil
	San Zadornil - town view
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Las Merindades
Coordinates	42 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 9 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 9 ′ W
Height :	658 msnm
Residents :	11 (2018) INE
Postal code :	01427
Area code:	09192000300

San Zadornil is a small mountain village with only 11 inhabitants, the municipality ( municipio ) Jurisdicción de San Zadornil in the Comarca Las Merindades in the Spanish province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon heard.

location

San Zadornil is located in the Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil Nature Park in the rugged mountain landscape of the Montes Obarenes in the northeast of the province of Burgos at an altitude of approx. 660 meters above sea level. d. M. The distance to the northwestern small town of Medina de Pomar is about 47 kilometers (driving distance); the provincial capital Burgos is about 100 kilometers to the southwest. The lovely town of Frías is located about 20 kilometers southwest.

Population development

In 1950 the hamlet still had 67 inhabitants; in the 2007 census there were only 22.

economy

Grain cultivation was hardly possible on the barren soils of the heavily forested and rugged plateaus in the northeast of the province of Burgos. The population therefore lived for centuries mainly from the breeding of sheep and goats, from whose milk cheese was made, which, after laborious transport, could be sold in the distant markets or exchanged for flour, etc. The wool of the sheep was spun and in winter it was woven into lengths of fabric from which simple clothing was made. Goat hair was only suitable for the production of weatherproof throws ( ponchos ) or sacks, ropes, etc. In the last few decades tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( casas rurales ) has been added as a source of income for the place.

history

After successful recapture ( reconquista ) of the 100 year by the Arabs or Moors occupied territories of the town in the Middle Ages by Christians from the north but from the south was the Iberian Peninsula ( Mozarabs ) repopulated ( repoblación ).

Attractions

South tower of the Iglesia de San Saturnino

The charm of the small town is its secluded location in the Cordillera Cantabrica, which is rich in woods and rocks .
The most important sight in town is the largely Romanesque church of San Saturnino .

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