Belorado

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Belorado
Municipality and town
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View of Belorado, 2012
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Motto: 
Tiene Tirón ("Has Tirón")
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Municipal location of Belorado in Burgos province
Country Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León
Province Flag Burgos Province.svg Burgos
Comarca Montes de Oca
Government
   Mayor Luis Jorge del Barco López (PP)
Area
  Total133.41 km2 (51.51 sq mi)
Elevation
772 m (2,533 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total1,816
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09250
Website http://www.belorado.org/

Belorado is a village and municipality in Spain, belonging to the Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It has a population of approximately 2,100 inhabitants. It is also known for being a city in the Way of Saint James.

The municipality of Belorado is made up of six towns: Belorado (seat or capital), Avellanosa de Rioja, Eterna, Puras de Villafranca, Quintanaloranco, Loranquillo and San Miguel de Pedroso.

Belorado is known for the annual Feria Alfonsina festival. [2] The village also attracts hikers along the Camino de Santiago trail from Najera. [3]

In the town is the Church of Santa Maria. [4]

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Spain and Portugal’s cities go all out to celebrate their patron saints". The Associated Press, April 16, 2015, By Giovanna Dell’Orto
  3. "Camino walk inspires local trekkers". Archived 2016-11-14 at the Wayback Machine The Westerner, Lee Oliver August 28, 2015
  4. Stuart Butler (2010). Hiking in Spain. Lonely Planet. pp. 316–. ISBN   978-1-74104-470-6.
Ethnologic museum in San Miguel de Pedroso, Belorado municipality MuseodeSanMiguel.jpg
Ethnologic museum in San Miguel de Pedroso, Belorado municipality


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