Quintanilla de Urrilla

Quintanilla de Urrilla
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Coordinates: 42°06′56″N 3°11′59″W / 42.11556°N 3.19972°W / 42.11556; -3.19972
CountrySpain
ProvinceBurgos
ComarcaSierra de la Demanda
MunicipalityValle de Valdelaguna
Elevation
1,078 m (3,537 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
14
Postal code
09614

Quintanilla de Urrilla (Spanish pronunciation: [kˌintanˈiʎa dˈe uɾɾˈiʎa]) is a locality belonging to the municipality of Valle de Valdelaguna, inside the province of Burgos, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.[1] It belongs to the comarca of Sierra de la Demanda and to the judicial district of Salas de los Infantes. According to the 2024 census (INE), Quintanilla de Urrilla has a population of 14 inhabitants.[2]

The village's heritage includes the San Martín Obispo Church. Located outside the village centre is the Hermitage of San Bartolomé. It also features a medieval bridge over the Tejero River. Several houses in the village constitute examples of traditional rural architecture. Located west of the village is the "Pozo de Fuentenegra", a 6.5-metre-deep natural spring whose seasonally varying waters are tied to a local folklore legend about a family that fell in and disappeared.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Quintanilla de Urrilla". Valle de Valdelaguna (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Habitantes Quintanilla de Urrilla 2000-2024". www.foro-ciudad.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Pozo de Fuentenegra - Espeleobuceo en Burgos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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