Villanueva del Río Segura

Villanueva del Río Segura municipality
Villanueva in the Valle de Ricote
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Murcia
Comarca :	Valle de Ricote
Coordinates	38 ° 8 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 8 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W
Height :	130  msnm
Area :	13.18 km²
Residents :	2,910 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	220.79 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	30613
Municipality number  ( INE ):	30042
administration
Website :	Villanueva del Río Segura

Villanueva del Río Segura is a southern Spanish city and one from the town itself and several villages and hamlets (Pedanías) existing municipality ( municipio ) with a total of 2,910 inhabitants (as of January 1 2019) in the center of the province of Murcia in the same autonomous region of Murcia .

location

The place Villanueva lies in a loop of the Río Segura almost 30 km (driving distance) northwest of the city of Murcia at an altitude of about 120 to 140 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is temperate, in summer it is warm to hot; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 300 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed throughout the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	806	963	1,537	1,568	2,560

The continuous increase in population in the second half of the 20th century is mainly due to its relative proximity to the greater Murcia area.

economy

Villanueva is located in the Valle de Ricote in the agriculturally used core zone of the province of Murcia - grain, grapevines as well as olive and fruit trees of all kinds were planted; Vegetables came from the house gardens. Today mainly peaches, apricots and citrus fruits are harvested. Small traders, craftsmen and service companies of all kinds have settled in the village. There are also several holiday homes (casas rurales) .

history

There are no prehistoric finds; on the other hand, small Iberian finds were made in the municipality. Remains of a late antique country estate ( villa rustica ) were also uncovered. In the years after 711 the area was overrun by the Moors , but parts remained under the rule of the Visigoth count (comes) Teodomiro († 743). After the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba that arose Taifa Kingdom Murcia, which after the reconquest ( reconquista ) of the region by Castilian troops under Alfonso X in 1243 in a Christian kingdom was converted, which, however closely with the Crown of Castile was intertwined . The region of the Valle de Ricote was given to the Order of Santiago , but from 1296 to 1304 it came temporarily under Aragonese rule and in 1477 briefly under the rule of the Nasrid rulers of Granada . In a document from that time, the name Asuete appears for the first time , which is probably identical to today's Villanueva. At the beginning of the 16th century, many Moors ( moriscos ) left the country; others stayed and were not until the beginning of the 17th century by decrees of Philip III. or his First Minister, the Duke of Lerma , expelled from the country, which had negative demographic and economic consequences for the region.

Iglesia de la Asunción

Attractions

• The two-towered Iglesia de la Asunción , built in the 19th century in the neoclassical style , is the parish church of the village. The three-aisled church is largely unadorned inside and out.
• The Ermita de San Roque is located in the suburb of San Roque to the south; it is a modern church building from the end of the 20th century with a free-standing bell tower .

Web links

Commons : Villanueva del Río Segura  - 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).
2. ↑ Villanueva - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Villanueva - climate tables
4. ^ Villanueva - population development
5. ^ Villanueva - Economy etc.
6. ↑ Villanueva - History
7. ↑ Villanueva - Iglesia de San Agustin