Villalbos facts for kids

Villalbos Village
View	Villalbos
Province	Burgos
Autonomous community	Castilla y León
Postal code	09258
Coordinates  - Latitude:  - Longitude:	42°46' N 3º19' W
Altitude	860 m
Area	km2
Distances	17 km to Belorado 39 km to Burgos
Population  - Total (census of 2007)  - Density	25 inhabitants inhabitants/km2
Demonym	Villalbés
River	Oca
Mayor (2007- )	Isabel Bonilla Calleja (Partido Popular)

Church of Villalbos (1986)

Villalbos is a small village in the north-east of Burgos Province, autonomous community of Castilla-Leon (Spain).

Geography

Villalbos is located in the left border of Oca River that leads to Ebro river.

Wikimapia\Coordenadas: 42°26'40"N 3°19'47"W

History

At the beginning of the 10th century a Castilian count, don Rodrigo Díaz, known as "Abolmondar Albo" in the mozarabic world, founded a settlement next to the Oca river. From those settlements came the actual towns of Villalmondar (Abolmondar) and Villalbos (Albos).

Photo gallery

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  La Flor str. (1986)

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  Saint Thomas Square (2008)

Church

The Catholic Church of Saint Thomas Apostle was built in the past but it still keeps the Bell's Tower, the main Latin cross plant and the cemetery.

Demography

See also

In Spanish: Villalbos para niños