Guardo

Guardo is a municipality in the province of Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain.

Guardo
municipality

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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Municipality	Guardo
Area
• Total	62.83 km² (24.26 sq mi)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	6,153
• Density	98/km² (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

The town is located at 42° 47' 00" north, 4° 50' 00" west on the banks of the Carrión River. It is the second most populated municipality after the capital, Palencia, in the province of Palencia. Its construction is modern, ordered in an urbanized affluent nucleus. The center of the town is on the left bank of the river. The right bank contains the railway and industrial facilities.

Urban structure and monuments

Train Station of Ferrocarril de La Robla in Guardo.

The historic district is divided into 3 neighborhoods: Barruelo, La Fuente and La Plaza, situated on the eastern slope of the Carrión River Valley. The historic district contains a magnificent Baroque palace built in the 18th Century by Bishop Francisco Díaz-Santos de Bullón. The palace currently houses the Centre for Teacher Training and Educational Innovation.

There are several impressive large houses on either side of the palace and another, near the church of San Juan, contains the House of Culture and the Municipal Library. The church was built in the 17th Century.

A 16th-century bridge crosses the Carrión River. On the 13th of June a festival is held in honor of San Antonio de Padua. Every Friday there is a weekly market.

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External links

Aerial Photograph
More Information about Guardo (In Spanish)
Interactive Map (In Spanish)
Información, historia y fotografías de Guardo (in Spanish)

Municipalities in the province of Palencia
Abarca de Campos Abia de las Torres Aguilar de Campoo Alar del Rey Alba de Cerrato Amayuelas de Arriba Ampudia Amusco Antigüedad Arconada Astudillo Autilla del Pino Autillo de Campos Ayuela Baltanás Baquerín de Campos Barruelo de Santullán Becerril de Campos Belmonte de Campos Berzosilla Boada de Campos Boadilla de Rioseco Boadilla del Camino Brañosera Buenavista de Valdavia Bustillo de la Vega Bustillo del Páramo de Carrión Bárcena de Campos Báscones de Ojeda Calahorra de Boedo Calzada de los Molinos Capillas Cardeñosa de Volpejera Carrión de los Condes Castil de Vela Castrejón de la Peña Castrillo de Don Juan Castrillo de Onielo Castrillo de Villavega Castromocho Cervatos de la Cueza Cervera de Pisuerga Cevico Navero Cevico de la Torre Cisneros Cobos de Cerrato Collazos de Boedo Congosto de Valdavia Cordovilla la Real Cubillas de Cerrato Dehesa de Montejo Dehesa de Romanos Dueñas Espinosa de Cerrato Espinosa de Villagonzalo Frechilla Fresno del Río Frómista Fuentes de Nava Fuentes de Valdepero Grijota Guardo Guaza de Campos Herrera de Pisuerga Herrera de Valdecañas Hontoria de Cerrato Hornillos de Cerrato Husillos Hérmedes de Cerrato Itero de la Vega La Pernía La Puebla de Valdavia La Serna La Vid de Ojeda Lagartos Lantadilla Ledigos Loma de Ucieza Lomas de Campos Magaz de Pisuerga Manquillos Mantinos Marcilla de Campos Mazariegos Mazuecos de Valdeginate Melgar de Yuso Meneses de Campos Micieces de Ojeda Monzón de Campos Moratinos Mudá Nogal de las Huertas Olea de Boedo Olmos de Ojeda Osornillo Osorno la Mayor Palencia Palenzuela Paredes de Nava Payo de Ojeda Pedraza de Campos Pedrosa de la Vega Perales Pino del Río Piña de Campos Población de Arroyo Población de Campos Población de Cerrato Polentinos Pomar de Valdivia Poza de la Vega Pozo de Urama Prádanos de Ojeda Páramo de Boedo Quintana del Puente Quintanilla de Onsoña Reinoso de Cerrato Renedo de la Vega Requena de Campos Respenda de la Peña Revenga de Campos Revilla de Collazos Ribas de Campos Riberos de la Cueza Saldaña Salinas de Pisuerga San Cebrián de Campos San Cebrián de Mudá San Cristóbal de Boedo San Mamés de Campos San Román de la Cuba Santa Cecilia del Alcor Santa Cruz de Boedo Santervás de la Vega Santibáñez de Ecla Santibáñez de la Peña Santoyo Soto de Cerrato Sotobañado y Priorato Tabanera de Cerrato Tabanera de Valdavia Tariego de Cerrato Torquemada Torremormojón Triollo Támara de Campos Valbuena de Pisuerga Valde-Ucieza Valdeolmillos Valderrábano Valle de Cerrato Valle del Retortillo Velilla del Río Carrión Venta de Baños Vertavillo Villabasta de Valdavia Villacidaler Villaconancio Villada Villaeles de Valdavia Villaherreros Villahán Villalaco Villalba de Guardo Villalcázar de Sirga Villalcón Villalobón Villaluenga de la Vega Villamartín de Campos Villamediana Villameriel Villamoronta Villamuera de la Cueza Villamuriel de Cerrato Villanueva del Rebollar Villanuño de Valdavia Villaprovedo Villarmentero de Campos Villarrabé Villarramiel Villasarracino Villasila de Valdavia Villaturde Villaumbrales Villaviudas Villerías de Campos Villodre Villodrigo Villoldo Villota del Páramo Villovieco

Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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