Villanueva del Duque

Villanueva del Duque municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cordoba
Comarca :	Los Pedroches
Coordinates	38 ° 23 ′  N , 5 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 23 ′  N , 5 ° 0 ′  W
Height :	585  msnm
Area :	137.64 km²
Residents :	1,461 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	10.61 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	14250
Municipality number  ( INE ):	14070

Villanueva del Duque is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cordoba in Andalusia . It covers an area of ​​138 km², had 1,461 inhabitants in 2019 and is located at an altitude of 585 m above sea level , north of Córdoba , approx. 76 km away from the provincial capital. Until 1833 Villanueva del Duque belonged to Extremadura .

The place offers many opportunities for nature lovers. There are a variety of landforms and biological niches in the municipality.

geography

Northwest: Hinojosa del Duque y Fuente la Lancha	North: Hinojosa del Duque y Villaralto	Northeast: Villaralto
West: Hinojosa del Duque y Fuente la Lancha		East: Alcaracejos
Southwest: Belmez	South: Espiel	Southeast: Alcaracejos

Villanueva del Duque is located on the A-422 and is also connected to the CO-407 and A-430 roads. The Arroyo del Lanchar is the stream that supplies Villanueva with water. It rises halfway between Villanueva and Alcaracejos and flows with many tributaries in a north-westerly direction until it flows into the Rio Guadamatilla .

To the north of the village is the Ermita de la Virgen de la Guía monastery . And in the place is the seat and the workshop of the olive cooperative Olivarera Ntra. Sra. de Guía S. Coop. And.

population

The population density is only 12.4 inhabitants / km². As in all rural areas, there is currently a decline in population. In 2009 there were 1649 inhabitants. According to the statistics from 2014, only 1580 inhabitants live in Villanueva.

history

Villanueva del Duque was founded in the late Middle Ages, even if the area already had a certain importance during the Moorish period : the clan of the bereber de kazna resided in this area , as can be seen from the remains of the so-called Castillo de la Morra . These remains tower over the exit of the old El Allozo settlement . At the end of the 13th century the plague raged, at that time the place was called El Retamal . Since the beginning of the 16th century the place took on the name Villanueva del Marqués , which he kept until the end of 1680. This year, for the first time, the surname del Duque was officially used in honor of the Duque de Béjar . 1631 the town was granted by Felipe IV. , The town charter . The prince of Béjar paid 4,000 ducats to buy it from the neighboring Hinojosa del Duque .

The local history is linked by the original dependence on Hinojosa del Duque with the Condado de Belalcázar , with Alfonso de Sotomayor and founded by Enrique IV. In addition, Villanueva's prosperity is linked to mining .

Personalities

• Alejandro López Andrada, writer
• Aurelio Teno (1927–2013), sculptor and painter
• Juan Benitez Conde (1841–1896), confesor de la reina Isabel II, caballero cubierto ante el rey. Contribuyó al mantenimiento del actual término municipal de la villa.

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. ^ [1] Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
3. ↑ Biografía y obra de Alejandro López Andrada . Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2015. 
4. ^ Fallce el escultor cordobés Aurelio Teno a los 84 años . Retrieved April 28, 2015.

literature

• Mancomunidad de Los Pedroches: Los Pedroches. Mancomunidad de Municipios, Cordoba. Guia Turistica 1998. CO-1,388-1998.

Web links

Commons : Villanueva del Duque  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality
• Villanueva del Duque - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía