Villaute
Villaute | |
|---|---|
Torreón de Villaute | |
Villaute Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′37.8″N 3°57′34.8″W / 42.543833°N 3.959667°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Burgos |
| Municipality | Villadiego |
| Founded | 1208 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfonso Fernando López Martínez[1] (Partido Popular) |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 13 |
| Time zone | UTC + 1 |
| Postal code | 09125 |
| Area code | 947 |
| Distances | 122 km (76 mi) to Valladolid 159 km (99 mi) to Bilbao 244 km (152 mi) to Madrid 618 km (384 mi) to Barcelona |
| Rivers | Brullés |
| Demonym | Burgalés/Burgalesa |
| Website | [1] |
Villaute is a small village located in the western part of the province of Burgos, Spain. It is approximately 45 km from the provincial capital of Burgos and 5 km from the town of Villadiego.
The main sites in the village include the 12th-century Church of St. Martin, one of the few churches in the world with two apses,[2][3][4] and the 15th-century defensive tower (castillo), which was declared a national monument on April 22, 1949.
References
- ^ "Portal de Villadiego. Junta Administrativa de Villaute". Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
- ^ Portal de Arteguías. Odra Pisuerga
- ^ Románico burgalés. Iglesia dúplice de Villaute
- ^ Catálogo Municipal de bienes integrantes del patrimonio arqueológico y normas para su protección. Cronos S C. Villadiego. 2009