Tamariz de Campos
| Tamariz de Campos municipality | |||
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 Tamariz de Campos - town view
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Campos | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 750 msnm | ||
| Area : | 37.78 km² | ||
| Residents : | 80 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 2.12 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47815 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47162 | ||
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| Website : | Tamariz de Campos | ||
Tamariz de Campos is a northern Spanish town and capital of a municipality ( municipio ) with 80 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-León .
location
The place Tamariz de Campos is located on the Río Sequillo in the Castilian plateau ( Tierra de Campos ) at an altitude of about 750 m above sea level. d. M. The provincial capital Valladolid is about 54 km (driving distance) to the southeast; Palencia , the capital of the neighboring province, is approx. 55 km to the east. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rainfall (approx. 435 mm / year) falls throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1842 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | k. A. | 563 | 539 | 97 | 61 |
The dramatic population decline in the second half of the 20th century is essentially related to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
Agriculture has always played the most important role for the population in the Comarca Tierra de Campos , but handicrafts and trade developed in the Middle Ages, which have now disappeared again. The Canal de Castilla has crossed the south of the municipality since the 19th century .
history
In pre-Roman times the region belonged to the settlement area of the Celtic tribe of the Vaccaeans ; later came the Romans and Visigoths , but they hardly left any traces in the vast area. In the 8th century, the area was used by the Moors invaded, but already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army of conquered areas north Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily wiped out the Christian successes, but in the 11th century the Kingdom of León expanded its territory again to the Duero border. After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 . The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The parish church Iglesia de San Pedro , built entirely of bricks over an older Romanesque church, dates from the mid-17th century. Inside there are several carved baroque altars and processional crosses.
- From the Iglesia de San Juan the medieval tower ruins and a renaissance portal are still standing .
- The city's most beautiful building is the town hall, which is housed in a palace from the 16th century.
- Surroundings
- In the vicinity of the place there are two hermit churches from the 17th or 18th century ( Ermita de Nuestra Señora Virgen del Castillo and Ermita Virgen del Castillo ).
- The grandiose ruin of a grain mill from the 19th century rises up at a lock on the Canal de Castilla .
Web links
- Tamariz de Campos (Spanish)
- Tamariz de Campos, churches etc. - photos + information (Spanish)
- Tamariz de Campos, churches etc. - photos + information (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).
- ↑ Tamariz de Campos - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Tamariz de Campos - climate tables
- ^ Tamariz de Campos - population development