Santa Clara de Avedillo

Parish of Santa Clara de Avedillo
Santa Clara de Avedillo - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Zamora
Comarca :	Tierra del Vino
Coordinates	41 ° 20 ′  N , 5 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′  N , 5 ° 41 ′  W
Height :	790  msnm
Area :	16.81 km²
Residents :	168 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	9.99 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	49707
Municipality number  ( INE ):	49197
administration
Website :	Santa Clara de Avedillo

Santa Clara de Avedillo is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) in northern Spain with 168 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Zamora in the autonomous community of Castile-León . The place was on or near the ancient trade route Via de la Plata , which now forms a branch of the Camino de Santiago , coming from the south ( Seville , Mérida , Cáceres , Salamanca ) and merging into the main route at León or Astorga .

Location and climate

The place Santa Clara de Avedillo is located on the Castilian plateau (meseta) in the south of the province of Zamora at an altitude of about 780 to 800  m . The provincial capital Zamora , located on the Río Duero , is about 50 km (driving distance) to the north. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 380 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	819	834	597	261	176

The significant population decline since the 1950s is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

Agriculture (especially livestock, wine and vegetable growing) traditionally plays the largest role in the municipality's economic life. In addition, the place functioned as a trade, craft and service center for the villages and hamlets in the region as early as the Middle Ages. Income from tourism in the form of renting out holiday homes (casas rurales) has increased over the last few decades.

history

Celtic , Roman , Visigoth and even Moorish traces have not yet been discovered. The area around Santa Clara de Avedillo was recaptured from the hands of the Moors at the end of the 11th century ( reconquista ) and settled mainly by Jews . After their expulsion, Philip IV of Spain created the vice-county of Santa Clara de Avedillo for Francisco de Andía Irarrazábal y Zárate in 1628 .

Attractions

• The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , consecrated to the Assumption of Mary , has a monumental and almost repellent facade made of precisely hewn stones that ends in a completely unadorned bell gable (espadaña) . The Romanesque portal decorated with jagged motifs is on the south side; the interior of the church has a single nave. The church's furnishings include a life-size crucifix from around 1300, four panel paintings with scenes from the life of Christ and several sculptures that are kept in the sacristy.
• Approx. 1 km southwest of the village is the chapel of the Ermita del Santo Cristo del Humilladero , built at the beginning of the 20th century .

Web links

Commons : Santa Clara de Avedillo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Santa Clara de Avedillo, sights - short 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. ↑ Santa Clara de Avedillo - climate tables
3. ↑ Santa Clara de Avedillo - population development
4. ↑ Santa Clara de Avedillo - Church