Villanueva de San Mancio
| Municipality of Villanueva de San Mancio | |||
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 Villanueva de San Mancio - View of the town with the Church of Santa María de Mediavilla
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Valladolid | ||
| Comarca : | Tierra de Campos | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 56 ′ N , 5 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 745 msnm | ||
| Area : | 15.16 km² | ||
| Residents : | 87 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 5.74 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 47813 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 47222 | ||
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| Website : | Villanueva de San Mancio | ||
Villanueva de San Mancio is a town in northern Spain and a municipality ( municipio ) with 87 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the northeast of the province of Valladolid in the autonomous community of Castile-León .
location
The place Villanueva de San Mancio is located at the confluence of the Río Anguijón in the Río Sequillo in the center of the Comarca Tierra de Campos in the Castilian plateau at an altitude of about 745 m above sea level. d. M. The provincial capital Valladolid is just 48 km (driving distance) to the southeast; the city of Palencia is a good 54 km to the northeast. The climate in winter is quite cold, but in summer it is warm to hot; the sparse rainfall (approx. 430 mm / year) falls throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1842 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Residents | 356 | 394 | 318 | 119 | 83 |
The population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
The farming on the fertile clay and loess soils of the Tierra de Campos and the keeping of small livestock (especially chickens) formed the livelihood of the self-sufficient population of the region for centuries ; Horses and donkeys were kept as draft and pack animals. Since the Middle Ages, handicrafts, small trade and service companies of all kinds have developed, but have now disappeared again.
history
In pre-Roman times the region belonged to the settlement area of the Celtic tribe of the Vaccaeans ; Later came the Romans and Visigoths and in the 8th century the area was overrun by the Moors - however, none of the four cultures left any archaeologically usable traces in the formerly possibly forested area. Already in the 9th century Asturian-Leonese army conquered the areas north of the Duero back ( reconquista ) . At the end of the 10th century, the Moorish military leader Almansor temporarily wiped out the Christian successes, but in the 11th century the Kingdom of León expanded its territory again to the Duero border. After previous attempts, León finally united with the Kingdom of Castile in 1230 , but there were repeated clashes. The place experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period.
Attractions
- The Iglesia de San Mancio , located on the northwestern outskirts and built in the 16th century, is dedicated to a martyr from the Portuguese city of Évora and was the church of a former monastery, which was demolished in the mid-19th century as part of the nationalization of church property ( disamortization ) has been. The bell tower , transformed from a base with a square floor plan into an octagon, is unique in the region. The approx. 17 m high interior has a single nave and is covered by star vaults (in the apse even with hanging keystones ). Several baroque carved altars covered with gold leaf are noteworthy.
- The small Ermita de Humilladero is on the outskirts. It has a later added porch with columns and a simple bell gable .
Web links
- Villanueva de San Mancio, history and monuments - photo + info (Spanish)
- Villanueva de San Mancio, church - photo + info (Spanish)
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).
- ↑ Villanueva de San Mancio - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Villanueva de San Mancio - climate tables
- ^ Villanueva de San Mancio - population development