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Quintana del Pidio
Municipality and town
View of Quintana del Pidio, 2013
View of Quintana del Pidio, 2013
Official seal of Quintana del Pidio
Seal
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Flag of Burgos Burgos
Comarca Ribera del Duero
Area
 • Total 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation
845 m (2,772 ft)
Population
 • Total KIDDLE_IB
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09443
Website http://www.quintanadelpidio.es/

Quintana del Pidio is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 180 inhabitants.

Economy

Barricas Vino Bodegas Casajus Ribera del Duero
Wine barrels in Casajús winery, in Quintana del Pidio.

The core business of the locality is fundamentally agricultural, particularly wine growing, with important wineries, grain and livestock, especially ovine. It has the following 8 wineries:

  • Bodegas Casajús.
  • Cillar de Silos
  • Cooperativa Nuestra Señora de los Olmos
  • Pagos de Quintana
  • Marqués de Valparaíso
  • Valle de Monzón
  • Prado de Olmedo
  • Alto Miraltares

People from Quintana del Pidio

  • Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) - Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain and Patriarch of the West Indies.

See also

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