Roa de Duero

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Roa de Duero
Municipality and town
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View of Roa de Duero, 2010
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Nickname: 
Roa
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Roa de Duero
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Roa de Duero
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 41°42′N3°55′W / 41.700°N 3.917°W / 41.700; -3.917 Coordinates: 41°42′N3°55′W / 41.700°N 3.917°W / 41.700; -3.917
Country Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León
Province Flag Burgos Province.svg Burgos
Comarca Ribera del Duero
Government
   Mayor Carmen Miravalles (PSOE)
Area
  Total48.92 km2 (18.89 sq mi)
  Land48.92 km2 (18.89 sq mi)
Elevation
820 m (2,690 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total2,185
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym Raudense
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09300
Website www.roadeduero.es

Roa de Duero is a Spanish town and municipality in the southern region of the province of Burgos. This town has a long wine tradition that goes back to the times of the Roman Empire and the wars for the conquest of Iberia.

When the Romans arrived they were impressed by the agrarian wealth that this area bathed by the Douro River had. They settled and founded Roa, formerly called Rauda, where they began to cultivate the grapes. There is no doubt that the Romans were the true pioneers in winemaking using very revolutionary and innovative techniques for the time. [2]

To this day, Roa maintains that innovative spirit of the Roman wines and it is the seat of the Regulatory Council for the Designation of Origin (D.O.) Ribera del Duero wine region.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Roa, una villa con mucha historia".