Castrillo del Val

Castrillo del Val is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is in the valley of the River Arlanzón.

Castrillo del Val
municipality
View of Castrillo del Val, 2009
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Burgos
Comarca	Alfoz de Burgos
Founded	880-900
Area
• Total	23 km^2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	939 m (3,081 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	792
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09193
Website	http://www.castrillodelval.es/

According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 515 inhabitants.

Main sights

• Abbey of San Pedro de Cardeña (9th-17th century)

San Pedro de Cardeña main façade.

This abbey was the burial place of El Cid, the 11th century warrior, his wife Jimena Díaz and, supposedly, his horse Babieca.[2] The remains were removed during the Napoleonic Wars when occupying troops ransacked tombs looking for treasure. El Cid and his wife were reburied in Burgos.

During the Spanish Civil War the monastery was used as a concentration camp.[3]

Since the 1940s the abbey has belonged to the Trappist order.

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "Babieca". www.findagrave. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
3. "Terror en los campos de Franco". El País. 13 March 2019.