Villambistia
Villambistia municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Castile and León | |
Province : | Burgos | |
Comarca : | Montes de Oca | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 24 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ W | |
Area : | 13.16 km² | |
Residents : | 44 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 3.34 inhabitants / km² | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 09445 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Justo Mateo Medina (2007) | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Villambistia is a place on the Camino de Santiago in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León .
Attractions
The view of the village is dominated by the parish church of San Esteban from the 17th century , consecrated to St. Stephen . In front of it there is a fountain, which is also part of the town's coat of arms.
Villambistia's long relationship with the Way of St. James is illustrated by two buildings that used to serve as a pilgrimage hostel.
Culture
Villambistia has a socio-cultural center in which u. a. the folk dance group Danzantes de Villambistia rehearses traditional dances of the village and the area.
The village festival (fiesta) takes place on the occasion of the feast days of the Assumption and Rochus (Nuestra Señora y San Roque, a saint with a clear connection to the pilgrimage) on August 15 and 16.
Population development
1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 |
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84 | 82 | 67 | 65 |
Web links
- Information about the Camino Francés
- Information from the Society of James Burgos (Spanish)
- Information from the regional government of Burgos
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).
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