Estépar
Estépar | ||
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Municipality and town | ||
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Country | Spain | |
Autonomous community | Castile and León | |
Province | Burgos | |
Comarca | Alfoz de Burgos | |
Area | ||
• Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 812 m (2,664 ft) | |
Population (2012) | ||
• Total | 705 | |
• Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 09230 | |
Website | http://www.estepar.es/ |
Estépar is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 797 inhabitants.
Mass grave
Estépar is the site of multiple mass graves, first discovered by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory in 2014.[1] The graves contained the remains of at least 70 republicans who were killed by nationalists in August–September 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.[2][3]
Coordinates: 42°16′N 3°54′W / 42.267°N 3.900°W
References
- ↑ "Mass graves from Spain’s civil war uncovered - World Socialist Web Site". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ Arranz, María (25 July 2014). "70 bodies exhumed from Spanish Civil War mass grave in Estépar, Spain". Demotix.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ Ochoa de Olza, Daniel (22 December 2014). "PICTURED: Spain searches for Franco-era graves". Daily Mail Online. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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