Caleruega
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Caleruega, Spain | |
Location of Caleruega | |
Municipality | Burgos |
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Government | |
- Mayor | Jose Ignacio Delgado (TC) |
Area | |
- Total | 47 km² (18.1 sq mi) |
- Land | 47 km² (18.1 sq mi) |
- Water | 0.00 km² (0 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
- Total | 443 (city proper) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Website: http://www.caleruega.tk/ |
Caleruega is a small town and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. It is part of the Province of Burgos.
It is noted as the birthplace of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers. It is a few miles south of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos.
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