Villalcázar de Sirga
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Villalcázar de Sirga | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Palencia |
Municipality | Villalcázar de Sirga |
Area | |
• Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 169 |
• Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
Villalcázar de Sirga is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 216 inhabitants.
On the Camino Francés in medieval times the church of the Virgin of Villasirga was an important point on the route to Santiago de Compostela.[2] Infante Philip of Castile and his second wife, Inés Rodríguez Girón, are buried in the church.
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Albrecht Classen, Marilyn Sandidge (2010). Friendship in the Middle Ages and early modern age : explorations of a fundamental ethical discourse. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 460. ISBN 978-3-11-025398-6. OCLC 754713589.
42°19′N 4°32′W / 42.317°N 4.533°W