Valdezate

Valdezate municipality
Valdezate - Town Hall (Casa Consitorial)
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and Leon
Province :	Burgos
Comarca :	Ribera del Duero
Coordinates	41 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 56 ′  W
Height :	835  msnm
Area :	20.47 km²
Residents :	142 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	6.94 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	09318
Municipality number  ( INE ):	09405
administration
Website :	Valdezate

Valdezate is a place and a municipality (municipio) with only 142 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León .

Location and climate

The place Valdezate is located on the western edge of the "Wasteland of Corcos" (Páramo de Corcos) about 6 km southeast of the Duero in the Castilian plateau ( meseta ) at an altitude of about 835  m . The city of Burgos is approx. 96 km (driving distance) to the northeast and the city of Aranda de Duero is approx. 24 km to the northeast. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 455 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2018
Residents	654	889	677	194	136

The mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms have led to a lack of jobs since the 1950s and, as a result, to a migration of a large part of the population to the larger cities ( rural exodus ).

economy

For centuries, the region was dominated by agriculture almost exclusively for the purpose of self-sufficiency ; Animal husbandry and viticulture were also of great importance . Long-life or preserved food such as grain , cheese , sausage, etc. could be bartered or sold at the markets in Aranda de Duero; the region's wine was shipped to Central and Northern Europe.

history

Celtic , Roman , Visigoth and even Islamic - Moorish finds have not yet been discovered. At the beginning of the 10th century, the area south of the Duero was recaptured ( reconquista ) and repopulated ( repoblación ) by the Castilian count Gonzalo Fernández de Burgos (ruled approx. 900–915 ) . In the High Middle Ages the town and its surroundings were part of the group consisting of about 20 villages and castles (castillos) secured Comunidad de Villa y Tierra de Aza . From 1785 to 1833 the place and the area south of the Duero belonged to the province of Segovia .

In the middle of the "Wasteland of Corcos" (Páramo de Corcos) , roughly on the border between Valdezate and the neighboring municipality of Fuentelisendo a good 4 km away , was the former village of Corcos , which merged with the municipality of Fuentelisendo as early as the 17th century; later it was completely abandoned (despoblado) so that houses can no longer be recognized.

Attractions

Valdezate - Iglesia

• The Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora , built in the 16th century but later changed, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and stands - surrounded by the cemetery - at the highest point of the place. The outer walls of the church are stabilized by numerous buttresses ; the apse closes flat. The unadorned west facade, broken only by an oculus window , is raised by a three-part bell gable (espadaña) and accompanied by a stair tower on the side . The Renaissance- style south portal forms the actual display element of the church. In the three-aisle inside a impress late Gothic vault and a Altarretabel (retablo) from the 16th century.
• Three large stone crosses (humilladeros) enrich the townscape.

Surroundings

• Pre- and early Christian finds were made at the Ermita de Santa Cruz , about 2 km north of the village . The Romanesque chapel was in ruins, but it was secured in the 1990s and roofed with a modern steel and glass construction.

Web links

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

• Valdezate - photos + info (wikiburgos, 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. ↑ Valdezate - population development
3. ↑ Valdezate - History
4. ↑ Páramo de Corcos
5. ↑ Valdezate - Church
6. ↑ Valdezate - Ermita