Trigueros del Valle

Trigueros del Valle municipality
	Trigueros del Valle - View of town with castle ruins (castillo)
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Campiña del Pisuerga
Coordinates	41 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ W
Height :	755 msnm
Area :	37.8 km²
Residents :	314 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	8.31 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47282
Municipality number ( INE ):	47174
administration
Website :	Trigueros del Valle

Trigueros del Valle is a northern Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with only 314 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the northeast of the province of Valladolid in the autonomous region of Castile-León ; the community belongs to the " Cigales DO " wine-growing region .

location

The place Trigueros del Valle is located near the Autovía A-62 on the east side of the Río Pisuerga at an altitude of about 755 m . The distance to the southern provincial capital Valladolid is almost 30 km (driving distance). The climate in winter is harsh, but in summer it is dry and warm; the rather sparse rain (approx. 435 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	903	985	769	296	296

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 Trigueros del Valle was and is to a large extent agricultural, with animal husbandry traditionally playing a less important role; the place offered the necessary regional services in the fields of handicraft and trade. Trigueros del Valle 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. The first mention of the place name comes from the year 1054. During the Comuneros uprising (1520–1522) the place took a position against the local noble family and sided with Charles I.

Attractions

Castle ruins

The castle (castillo) was built in the 14th / 15th centuries. Century and belonged to the noble families of the Robles and the Guevara ; their coat of arms and the year 1453 are displayed above the portal. The keep (torre del homenaje) is integrated in the inner fastening ring. The castle was partially destroyed by the townspeople in 1521.
The Ermita de Nuestra Señora la Virgen del Castillo stands on the neighboring hill. The portal shows a horseshoe arch , which indicates an original construction time in the 10th century.
The Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel is dedicated to the Archangel Michael . The Romanesque south portal with its variously designed archivolt arches is the most beautiful in the region. The original single-nave interior is vaulted with a pointed barrel and was extended by two side chapels in the 15th century and a side aisle in the 18th century . The church was restored between 2004 and 2009.