Arija

Arija is a small town and municipality in the Province of Burgos, located to the north of the provincial capital Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. The town's history dates back more than thousand years. Is divided into 'neighborhood above' and 'neighborhood below' or 'Vilga'. It consisted of the Santa Gadea de Alfoz.

Arija
Municipality and town
Aerial view of Arija, 2006
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CountrySpain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Burgos
ComarcaLas Merindades
Government
  MayorPedro Saiz Peña (PP)
Area
  Total7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
842 m (2,762 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total126
  Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09570
Websitehttp://www.arija.es/

The recent history of Arija is linked to the factory of Cristalería Española S.A., that in 1906 settled in the lands of Arija. A French company of the Saint-Gobain Emporium, founded in 1665 by royal privilege of Luis XIV, was specialized in the manufacture of flat glass. This town is now situated on de artificial lake of "Embalso del Ebro" when the Ebro river was dammed.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Arija wiki, with a Photographic File about Cristalería Española glass factory - 1906 (Saint Gobain Glass Group), and the Dam of the Ebro river.



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