Caleruega, Spain | |
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Location of Caleruega | |
Municipality | Burgos |
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.