Brazacorta

Brazacorta is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Region of Ribera, Spain. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 75 inhabitants.

Brazacorta
Municipality and town
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción church (13th-14th century)
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Burgos
ComarcaRibera del Duero
Area
  Total21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
899 m (2,949 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total55
  Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09490
Websitehttp://www.brazacorta.es/

History

There was a nuns monastery, founded by the Countess Ermesanda, the widow of Manrique Pérez de Lara. It is a villa recognized as a "pueblo solo" of the region of Aranda de Duero. Jurisdiction of the lordship made by the Coruña Count, who elected the mayor.

When the Antiguo Régimen ended, it was considered as a constitutional town with the same name, Aranda which belonged to the region of The Old Castile. had 112 inhabitants at that moment.

Monuments

  • Hermitage Cristo Humilladero
  • Assumption church (S.XIII)
  • Old laundries.

Events

  • January 20 (Saint Sebastian)
  • June 24 (Saint John the Baptist)
  • August 15 (Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) This one is the most popular party.



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