Villamelendro de Valdavia

Villamelendro de Valdavia, Spain

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Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Palencia
Municipality Villasila de Valdavia
Area
  Total 30.25 km2 (11.68 sq mi)
Elevation 880 m (2,890 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 36
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.villamelendro.es

Coordinates: 42°32′15″N 04°34′22″W / 42.53750°N 4.57278°W

Villamelendro is a hamlet of Villasila de Valdavia in the Vega-Valdavia region. Located in the transitional space between Montaña Palentina and Tierra de Campos in the Spanish province of Palencia (Castile and León) on the northern side of the triangle formed by Saldaña, Carrión de los Condes and Herrera de Pisuerga, 30 km to the North of the Camino de Santiago. It is located in the right margin of the River Valdavia, 0.8 km from the Provincial road "'PP-2401/a."'. Its present name first appears in a document of Emperor Charles V of the year 1537.[1] According to the 2007 census (INE), the village has a population of 36 inhabitants.

Physical information

Map of Villamelendro de Valdavia

River Valdavia crosses the village from North to South, Villamelendro is on the right bank of it.

Demographic evolution

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
28 27 24 21 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 16

Limits of the settlement

Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Villamelendro. S.XVI
View of Villamelendro from La Vega.
Snowy day in Valdavia river at Villamelendro de Valdavia.
Original tower of the Church of La Asunción in Villamelendro de Valdavia built by Juan de la Cuesta around 1580. It was rebuilt as a bell Gamble at around 1960.

Heritage

Toponomy

Hidronomy

Brooks
Boqueras, Aº. de lasCanalejas, Aº. de lasCuérnago del MolinoCuestamañana, Aº deFranciscas, Aº. de lasFuentemellada, Aº de
Huertas, Aº de lasHuerto Las Casas, Aº delLobas, Aº. de lasMajadillas, Aº. de lasMatafrades, Aº. DeMatazalce, Aº de
Orejo, Aº deQuintanillas, Aº de lasRomilla, Aº deValdecabras, Aº deValdecirbano, AºValdemadre, Aº de
Valdeodrés, Aº de
Fountains
Vega, Fuente dePueblo, Fuente del Escuela, Fuente de la
Rivers
Valdavia, Río

Oronomy

Paths
Barriales, Cº de losCampos, Cº de losFuentepedreña, Cº deItero Seco, Cº deLandesa, Cº de Otero Nombrado, Cº de
Palominas, Cº de lasPepino, Cº deRigueras, Cº de lasS. Andrés, Cº deSoto, Cº delSotobañado, Cº de
Camino de Dña. Olimpa, CºVillabasta, Cº. DeVillada, Cº de
Mountains
Corrillo, 990mLobas, 990mMorcorio, 986mPicones, Los. 985m
Places
Argañales, Los'Arnillas, LasBarciganilloCamino de VillamelendroCanalejasCañadillo, El
Corbejones, LosCorrilloEras, LasEspineras, LasFontecha, LaFranciscas, Las
FuentemelladaFuentepedreñaHazas, LasHongares, LosHuertas, LasHuerto Las Casas
LandesaLlanillosLobas, LasManrubialMatafradesMatazalce
Molino del OleoOlmos, LosOrejoOtero NombradoPajariteros, LosPalominas, Las
PayudosPortilla, LaQuintanaQuintanas, LasRabas, LasRibero, El
Rigueras,LasRomillaSoto, ElTras La IglesiaValdecirbanoValdemadre
Valdeodrés

References

  1. Savage A.D., ed. (1928). MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE HISPANIIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA ALFONSO THE TENTH KING OF CASTILLA A PRIVILEGIO RODADO WITH ITS LEAD SEAL AGUILAR DEL CAMPO 8 MARCH 1255 MANUSCRIPT B13. The names occur in their present form in a document of Emperor Charles the Fifth of the year 1537.

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