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Villadiego
Villadiego is a Spanish town and municipality in the comarca of Odra-Pisuerga, in west of the province of Burgos, Castilla y León. It is seat of the comarca of Odra-Pisuerga. It is located 39 kilometres away from Burgos. According to demographic data of 2013, it has a population of 1,637 inhabitants, making it the second largest town in the west of the province. The town was founded by Count Diego Porcelos in the 9th century. It has large monuments around its most historical part of the town, of which a highlight is the Plaza Porticada and its traditional architecture. Location Villadiego is 38 km from Burgos, the provincial capital. It belongs to the Odra-Pisuerga region. Its area is 327,96 km ² and has a population of 1,637 inhabitants (INE 2013). Belonging to the Judicial District of Burgos. It is the largest municipality of Burgos. It lies northwest of the province, including also terms municipal Humada, Basconcillos del Tozo, Úrbel del Castillo at north; H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odra-Pisuerga
Odra-Pisuerga is a ''comarca'' (county, but without administrative roles) located in the west of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is bounded by the west and south-west by the province of Palencia, south-east by the Arlanza comarca, west by the Alfoz de Burgos and north by the Páramos comarca. Municipalities * Arenillas de Riopisuerga * Balbases, Los * Barrio de Muñó * Belbimbre * Castellanos de Castro * Castrillo de Riopisuerga * Castrillo Mota de Judíos * Castrojeriz * Grijalba * Hontanas * Iglesias * Itero del Castillo * Manciles *Melgar de Fernamental * Padilla de Abajo * Padilla de Arriba * Palacios de Riopisuerga *Palazuelos de Muñó * Pampliega * Pedrosa del Páramo * Pedrosa del Príncipe * Rebolledo de la Torre * Revilla Vallejera * Rezmondo * Sasamón * Sordillos * Sotresgudo * Susinos del Páramo * Tamarón * Tobar * Vallejera * Valles de Palenzuela * Villadiego * Villaldemiro * Villamayor de Treviño Geography The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. They gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In the early modern period, any comfortable detached house with a garden near a city or town was likely to be described as a villa; most surviving villas have now been engulfed by suburbia. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to, in some countries, especially around the Mediterranean, residences of above average size in the countryside. Roman Roman villas included: * the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Flórez
Enrique or Henrique Flórez de Setién y Huidobro (July 21, 1702August 20, 1773) was a Spanish historian. Biography Flórez was born in Villadiego. At 15 years old, he entered the order of St Augustine. He subsequently became professor of theology at the University of Alcala, where he published a ''Cursus theologiae'' in five volumes (1732–1738). He then devoted himself to historical studies. The first published was his ''Clavis Historiae'', a work similar to the French ''Art de verifier les dates'', and preceding it by several years. It appeared in 1743, and was reprinted many times. The first volume of '' España Sagrada, teatro geografico-historico de La Iglesia de España'' was published in 1747. It consists of a vast compilation of Spanish ecclesiastical history. The book was read throughout Europe. Twenty-nine volumes appeared in the author's lifetime, and it was continued after his death by Manuel Risco and others. Further additions have been made at the expense of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcaded
An arcade is a succession of contiguous arches, with each arch supported by a colonnade of columns or piers. Exterior arcades are designed to provide a sheltered walkway for pedestrians; they include many loggias, but here arches are not an essential element. An arcade may feature arches on both sides of the walkway. Alternatively, a blind arcade superimposes arcading against a solid wall. Blind arcades are a feature of Romanesque architecture that influenced Gothic architecture. In the Gothic architectural tradition, the arcade can be located in the interior, in the lowest part of the wall of the nave, supporting the triforium and the clerestory in a cathedral, or on the exterior, in which they are usually part of the walkways that surround the courtyard and cloisters. A different, related meaning is "a covered passage with shops on one or both sides". Many medieval open arcades housed shops or stalls, either in the arcaded space itself, or set into the main wall behind. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duque Of Frias
Duque is a Spanish surname meaning "duke". People Notable people with the name include: * Duque (footballer), nickname of Davi Ferreira (1926–2017), Brazilian footballer and manager * Jaime Enrique Duque Correa (1943–2013), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Andrés Duque (21st century), American activist * Carlos Duque (1930–2014), Panamanian politician * Cynthia Duque (born 1992), Mexican beauty pageant winner * Francisco Duque III (born 1957), Filipino politician * Iván Duque Márquez (born 1976), President of Colombia from 2018 * Jaime Duque (1931–1980), Colombian fencer * Jefferson Duque (born 1987), Colombian footballer * Juan Carlos Duque (born 1982), Spanish footballer * Leonardo Duque (born 1980), Colombian cyclist * María Antonieta Duque (born 1970), Venezuelan television presenter, comedian and actress * Mariana Duque (born 1989), Colombian tennis player * Martin Duque (2003–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a Loanword, loan word from French language, French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian language, Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. Cadastral divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarter (urban Subdivision)
A quarter is a part of an urban area, urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a division is particularly common in countries like Bulgaria (), Croatia (), France (), Georgia (country), Georgia (, ''k'vart'ali''), Italy (), Romania (), and Serbia ( / ). It may be denoted as a borough (in English-speaking countries), Portugal/Brazil (), Spain (''barrio''); or some other term (e.g. Cambodia ( ''sangkat''), Germany (), and Poland ()). Quarter can also refer to a non-administrative but distinct neighbourhood with its own character: for example, a slum quarter. It is often used for a district connected with a particular group of people: for instance, some cities are said to have Jewish quarter (diaspora), Jewish quarters, diplomatic quarters or Bohemianism, Bohemian quarters. History Most ancient Rome, ancient R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fray Enrique Flórez
Fray or Frays or The Fray may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities *Fray, a phenomenon in Terry Pratchett's ''The Carpet People'' *Fray, the main character in the video games: **''Fray in Magical Adventure'' **''Fray CD'' *Melaka Fray, the title character of the comic book series ''Fray'' Music Albums * ''The Fray'' (album), a 2009 self-titled album by The Fray Groups *The Fray, an American rock band *Race the Fray, an Australian rock band, originally known as "The Fray" Songs *"Fray", a song from the album ''14 Shades of Grey'' by Staind Other arts, entertainment, and media * ''Fray'' (comics), a comic book series by Joss Whedon * ''Fray'' (film), a 2012 film People * Fray (surname) Places * Frays River in London Other uses *Fray, a Spanish-language title for a friar See also * Affray, public order offence * Frey (other) Frey, Freij, Freyr or Freÿr may refer to: People, figures, characters *Freyr, a fertility god in Norse mythology * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artesian Well
An artesian well is a well that brings groundwater to the surface without pumping because it is under pressure within a body of rock or sediment known as an aquifer. When trapped water in an aquifer is surrounded by layers of Permeability (earth sciences), impermeable rock or clay, which apply positive pressure to the water, it is known as an artesian aquifer. If a well were to be sunk into an artesian aquifer, water in the well-pipe would rise to a height corresponding to the point where hydrostatic equilibrium is reached. A well drilled into such an aquifer is called an ''artesian well''. If water reaches the ground surface under the natural pressure of the aquifer, the well is termed a ''flowing artesian well''. Fossil water aquifers can also be artesian if they are under sufficient pressure from the surrounding rocks, similar to how many newly tapped oil wells are pressurized. Not all aquifers are artesian (i.e., water table aquifers occur where the groundwater level a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
