Medina de Pomar

Medina de Pomar
Alcázar de los Condestables de Castilla.
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Medina de Pomar Location of Medina de Pomar in Spain.
Coordinates: 42°55′52″N 3°29′2″W / 42.93111°N 3.48389°W / 42.93111; -3.48389
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Burgos
Comarca	Las Merindades
Government
- Mayor	José Antonio López Marañón
Area
- Total	214 km2 (82.6 sq mi)
Population (2009)
- Total	6,321
- Density	29.5/km2 (76.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Medina de Pomar is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is situated 77 km from Bilbao, and 88 km from Burgos, the capital of the province, 8 kilometres from Villarcayo and about 20 km from Espinosa de los Monteros, which are the most important towns in the surroundings of Medina de Pomar.

Medina de Pomar is part of the Comarca of Las Merindades with its varied landscape. The rivers Nela, Trueba and Salón, the steep slopes of the Tesla, the pine forests of Losa and flat surfaces that are dedicated nowadays to the cultivation of cereal, potatoes and lettuces.

History

The foundation of the town is attributed to a group of Mozarabs in the 12th century.

Main sights

• the Alcázar de los Condestables de Castilla, built on the south-west corner of the city's walls. It is a 14th century fortification erected during the reign of Henry II of Castile.
• hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Salcinar y del Rosario, built as a vow after the Spanish-Italian victory against the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto (1571).
• Monastery of Santa Clara, founded in 1313

External links

• City Council of Medina de Pomar
• Rural Development Center of the Merindades

Coordinates: 42°56′N 3°29′W / 42.933°N 3.483°W / 42.933; -3.483