Villaute

Villaute

Torreón de Villaute
Villaute

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 42°32′37.8″N 3°57′34.8″W / 42.543833°N 3.959667°W / 42.543833; -3.959667Coordinates: 42°32′37.8″N 3°57′34.8″W / 42.543833°N 3.959667°W / 42.543833; -3.959667
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Municipality Villadiego
Founded 1208
Government
  Mayor Alfonso Fernando López Martínez[1] (Partido Popular)
Elevation 870 m (2,850 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 13
Time zone UTC + 1
Postal code 09125
Area code(s) 947
Distances 122 km (76 mi) to Valladolid
159 km (99 mi) to Bilbao
244 km (152 mi) to Madrid
618 km (384 mi) to Barcelona
Rivers Brullés
Demonym Burgalés/Burgalesa
Website

Villaute is a small village in the west of the province of Burgos, Spain. It is about 45 km from the province capital of Burgos, and 5 km from the town of Villadiego.

The main sites in the village are the 12th-century church of St. Martin (which is one of the few in the world containing two apses)[2][3][4] and the 15th-century defensive tower (castle) which was declared a national monument on April 22, 1949.

References

  1. Portal de Villadiego. Junta Administrativa de Villaute.
  2. Portal de Arteguías. Odra Pisuerga
  3. Románico burgalés. Iglesia dúplice de Villaute
  4. Catálogo Municipal de bienes integrantes del patrimonio arqueológico y normas para su protección. Cronos S C. Villadiego. 2009


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