Rabé de las Calzadas

Municipality and town in Castile and León, Spain
Flag of Rabé de las Calzadas
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Official seal of Rabé de las Calzadas
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Motto: 
Un suspiro en el camino ("A sight on the way")
CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastile and León Castile and LeónProvinceFlag of Burgos BurgosComarcaAlfoz de BurgosArea
 • Total10.107 km2 (3.902 sq mi)Elevation
831 m (2,726 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total208 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
09130
Websitehttp://www.rabedelascalzadas.es/

Rabé de las Calzadas is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 154 inhabitants.

History

Camino de Santiago, entrance to the town after crossing the Urbel river. The 20 of February of 1085, King Alfonso VI donated the village to the Hospital of the Emperor, located in the city of Burgos, district of San Pedro de la Fuente and in 1128 Alfonso VII donated to the hospital with all their belongings to the mitra from Burgos, since which time the bishops and archbishops of Burgos held their ownership.

Its name may have its origin from Roman times, since a large number of Roman roads passed through this municipality.

Rabé de Las Calzadas in the movies

  • 2005 : Saint-Jacques... La Mecque de Coline Serreau

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


42°20′N 3°50′W / 42.333°N 3.833°W / 42.333; -3.833

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