Valoria la Buena

Valoria la Buena municipality
Valoria la Buena - Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile and León
Province :	Valladolid
Comarca :	Campiña del Pisuerga
Coordinates	41 ° 48 ′  N , 4 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 48 ′  N , 4 ° 32 ′  W
Height :	725  msnm
Area :	43.31 km²
Residents :	629 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	14.52 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	47200
Municipality number  ( INE ):	47184
administration
Website :	Valoria la Buena

Valoria la Buena is a northern Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with 629 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Valladolid in the autonomous region of Castile-León ; the community belongs to the " Cigales DO " wine-growing region .

location

The place Valoria la Buena is located on the east side of the Río Pisuerga near the Autovía A-62 at an altitude of about 725  m . The distance to the southwestern provincial capital Valladolid is almost 28 km (driving distance). The climate in winter is harsh, but in summer it is dry and warm; the rather sparse rain (approx. 420 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	1,195	1,265	1,184	648	668

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 surrounding area of ​​Valoria la Buena was and is to a large extent agricultural, with livestock traditionally playing a less important role; the place offered the necessary regional services in the fields of handicraft and trade. Valoria la Buena 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 ). As early as the 10th and 11th centuries they were pushed south by Christian armies ( reconquista ) , with the Duero valley, about 25 km south of Valoria la Buena, delimiting the respective spheres of influence for a long time.

Attractions

Ermita del Cristo

• The Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol is dedicated to the apostle Peter and was built in the years 1768–1774 on the stele of a previous building that had burned down; it is a hexagonal central building with a side bell tower (campanario) . The classical main altar is from 1775.
• The likewise classical Ermita del Cristo is only about 200 m away; its facade is surmounted by a bell gable (espadaña) .
• There are two aristocratic palaces from the 17th and 18th centuries. Century: Palacio de los Vizcondes de Valoria and Palacio de los Mendoza .
• The Museo del Cántaro displays numerous earthenware vases (cantaros) from many periods of history.

Surroundings

• There are still some rock cellars ( bodegas ) in the vicinity of the village .

Web links

Commons : Valoria la Buena  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Valoria la Buena, dates - photo + 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. ↑ Valoria la Buena - climate tables
3. ^ Valoria la Buena - population development
4. ↑ Valoria la Buena - Church