Tolocirio

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolocirio municipality
Tolocirio - Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
Tolocirio - Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
coat of arms Map of Spain
Coat of arms is missing
Help on coat of arms
Tolocirio (Spain)
Finland road sign 311 (1994-2020) .svg
Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Segovia
Comarca : Villa y Tierra de Arévalo
Coordinates 41 ° 8 ′  N , 4 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′  N , 4 ° 39 ′  W
Height : 800  msnm
Area : 9.44 km²
Residents : 47 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 4.98 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 40467
Municipality number  ( INE ): 40201
administration
Website : Tolocirio

Tolocirio is a place and a municipality (municipio) with 47 inhabitants (as of 2019) in the province of Segovia in the autonomous community of Castile-León in central Spain .

Location and climate

The place Tolocirio lies in the largely flat agricultural landscape of the Castilian Meseta about halfway between the cities of Valladolid and Segovia at an altitude of approx. 800  m . The next major city is Arévalo, approx. 14 km southwest . The climate is temperate to warm; the rather sparse rain (approx. 390 mm / year) falls spread over the year with the exception of the dry summer months.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 158 178 151 62 53

The mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the resulting loss of jobs in the countryside have led to a continuous decline in the population since the middle of the 20th century.

economy

Tolocirio and the surrounding area are traditionally oriented towards agriculture and were a center of textile production in the Middle Ages and early modern times ; Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds settled in the place. Today agriculture and viticulture are the most important sources of income for the municipality.

history

Celtic , Roman , Visigoth and even Arab-Moorish traces are missing. The area was founded by Alfonso VI around 1082 . León recaptured ( reconquista ) , followed by Christians from the North or from the South ( Mudejar ) repopulated ( repoblación ) . The place name is first mentioned in a document from 1250.

Attractions

Surroundings
  • At the highest point in the community there is a 19th century watchtower.

Web links

Commons : Tolocirio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. Tolocirio - climate tables
  3. Tolocirio - population development
  4. Tolocirio - Church
  5. Tolocirio - Church