Vivar del Cid
| Quintanilla Vivar Municipality: Vivar del Cid | |||
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 Vivar del Cid - monument
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Castile and León
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| Province : | Burgos | ||
| Comarca : | Alfoz de Burgos | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 850 msnm | ||
| Residents : | 234 (2017) INE | ||
| Postal code : | 09140 | ||
| Area code: | 09301000200 | ||
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| Website : | Vivar del Cid | ||
Vivar del Cid is a village with about 235 inhabitants in the municipality ( municipio ) Quintanilla Vivar in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon in northern Spain . The place is considered the birthplace of the Spanish national hero Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known under the name El Cid .
location
Vivar del Cid is located in the Castilian plateau ( meseta ) approx. 10 km north of the city of Burgos at an altitude of approx. 850 m .
economy
The place traditionally lived from agriculture. Several families from Burgos have now settled here. In the meantime, tourism also plays a not insignificant role for the municipality's income.
history
The place name is first mentioned in a marriage certificate that Rodrigo de Vivar and his wife Jimena had made on the occasion of their marriage in 1074; Don Rodrigo probably owned property here. In the heroic song Cantar de Mio Cid (around 1200) Vivar is mentioned as the birthplace of Rodrigo.
Attractions
- In the Monasterio de Nuestra Señora del Espino , various documents and writings related to the history of the Cid are shown - including a facsimile copy of the manuscript of the Cantar de Mio Cid .
- Two modern monuments in the town center are also reminiscent of the Campeador (= "Kämpe").
- The Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel is dedicated to the Archangel Michael ; it has medieval origins, but the current building dates from the 16th century. Inside there is a Romanesque font and two baroque carved altars.
