Villalbos
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Villalbos |
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| Province | Burgos  |
| Autonomous community | Castilla y León  |
| Postal code | 09258 |
| Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: |
42°46' N 3º19' W |
| Altitude | 860 m |
| Surface | km² |
| Distances | 17 km to Belorado 39 km to Burgos |
| Population - Total (census of 2007) - Density |
25 inhab. hab./km² |
| Demonym | Villalbés |
| River | Oca |
| Mayor (2007- ) | Isabel Bonilla Calleja (Partido Popular) |
Villalbos 
is a small village in the north-east of Burgos Province, autonomous community of Castilla-Leon (Spain).
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[edit] 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
[edit] History
At the beginning of 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).
[edit] Photo gallery
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La Flor str. (1986)
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Saint Thomas Square (2008)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Demography
| 1842 | 1857 | 1860 | 1877 | 1887 | 1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 2007 | |||||||||
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| 109 | 153 | 169 | 124 | 116 | 126 | 120 | 133 | 129 | 25 |
[edit] External links
- http://www.everyoneweb.com/villalbos/ Villalbos "Abolmondar Albo's Land" (in Spanish)
- http://webs.ono.com/villalbos/ (Un-Official Web in Spanish Language)
