Villambistia

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Villambistia municipality
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Coat of arms of Villambistia
Villambistia (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Castile LeonCastile and León Castile and León
Province : Burgos
Comarca : Montes de Oca
Coordinates 42 ° 24 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  W 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
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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
84 82 67 65

Web links

Commons : Villambistia  - 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).
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