Capillas
Capillas | |
|---|---|
Church of St. Augustinus | |
Capillas Location in Castile and León | |
| Coordinates: 42°0′48″N 4°53′27″W / 42.01333°N 4.89083°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Castile and León |
| Province | Palencia |
| Comarca | Tierra de Campos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ascensión Curieses Alonso (PSOE, since 2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 77 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Capilludo, capilluda, capilludos, capilludas |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Capillas is a municipality in Spain, located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León. In 2013, the population was 86.
History
The town was first mentioned in 916 as Fonte de Capela, one of the earliest settlements in the region.[2] The name "Capillas" means "chapels" in Spanish.
Geography
Capillas, part of the comarca of Tierra de Campos, is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palencia and 52 kilometres (32 mi)from Valladolid.[3] The municipality borders Boada de Campos, Castil de Vela, Castromocho, Gatón de Campos (in the province of Valladolid), Meneses de Campos and Villarramiel.[4]
Demographics
| 1900[5] | 1910[5] | 1920[5] | 1930[5] | 1940[5] | 1950[5] | 1960[5] | 1970[5] | 1981[5] | 1991[5] | 2004 | 2013 |
| 513 | 465 | 386 | 365 | 389 | 375 | 354 | 181 | 162 | 143 | 102 | 86 |
Personality
Francisco Blanco Salcedo, born here in 1512, was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela for seven years.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Luis Frechilla García: GR 26 y GR 89. Los senderos de Tierra de Campos. Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla León, 2008. ISBN 9788461214334
- ^ "Capillas" (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ 340275 Capillas on OpenStreetMap
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Source" (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Capillas at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Capillas official website