Aguilar de Campoo facts for kids

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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Area
• Total	30.62 km2 (11.82 sq mi)
Elevation	892 m (2,927 ft)
Population
• Total	KIDDLE_IB
Demonym(s)	Aguilarenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34800

Aguilar de Campoo (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣiˈlaɾ ðe kamˈpo]) is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is close to the River Pisuerga. Its 2011 population is 7741.

It is one of the locations of the St. James' Northern Way (Ruta del Besaya). Since 2017, the municipality has been included in the Geopark of Las Loras, the first UNESCO Geopark in Castile and León.

History

The primitive biscuit factory of Galletas Fontaneda by 1920

In May 1255 Alfonso X the Wise granted Aguilar a royal fuero, and thus the town also became a realengo ('royal demesne'). The town maintained that status until 1332. The town featured a seizeable Jewish community in the middle ages.

Gullón and Fontaneda opened biscuit factories in 1904 and 1913, respectively, and the town acquired a reputation as a renowned biscuit-making centre in Spain in the 20th century.

Main sights

Religious architecture

• Monastery of Santa María la Real (11th-13th centuries)
• Collegiate Church of San Miguel (11th-16th centuries)
• Church of Olleros de Pisuerga (7th-9th centuries)
• Hermitage of Santa Cecilia (12th century)
• Church of San Andrés (12th century)
• Monastery of Santa Clara (founded in 1430)

Civil architecture

Collegiate Church of Saint Michael, Aguilar de Campoo

Apse of the Collegiate Church of Saint Michael

• Medieval castle
• Major Square
• Palace of the Manrique (Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo)
• Palace of the Villalobos-Solorzano
• Palace of the Marquises of Villatorre
• House of the Priest
• House of Santa Mª La Real
• House of the Marcos Gutierrez
• House of the Seven Linajes (lineages)
• House of the Velardes
• Medieval walls and gates

Bridges

• Major Bridge
• Bridge of Portazgo
• Bridge of Turruntero Mill
• Bridge of la Teja
• Bridges of Paseo de la Cascajera
• Bridges of Tenerias

Industry

In Aguilar is Galletas Gullón factory, the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.

See also

In Spanish: Aguilar de Campoo para niños