Baltanás

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Baltanás
municipality
Flag Seal
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Municipality	Baltanás
Government
• Mayoress	María José de la Fuente Fombellida
Area
• Total	158.85 km2 (61.33 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,216
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.baltanas.es

Baltanás is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1,452 inhabitants.

History[]

The population was of approximately 3000 inhabitants before the Spanish Civil War, and was reduced considerably during that period. Unemployment and lack of food made numbers dwindle even further during the 1950s. In 2005, bodies from fallen Civil War soldiers were recovered in the area known as "El Portillo". It still serves as a centre of activity for the El Cerrato Shire's service sector, in the Aranda de Duero-Palencia highway.

The Catholic monarchs named it head of the Cerrato Merindad, an attribute that it maintains today. It continues to be the historic capital of the region of El Cerrato. Since 1974 the municipality includes the towns of Baltanás and Valdecañas de Cerrato, the latter hamlet built by decree dated February 21, 1974.

Gallery[]

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  Panoramic view of Baltanás

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  Baltanás shield at the Town Hall

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  Panoramic view

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  Virgin of Revilla Church

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  Virgin of Revilla Church's dome

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  Monument House, b. 1884

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  Traditional balcony

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  Monument House

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  Ceiling painting at Monument House

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  Traditional House

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  Monument House

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  Winter at "La Carolina", Baltanás

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  San Millán Church's organ

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  Holy Week celebrations

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Coordinates: 41°56′N 4°15′W / 41.933°N 4.250°W / 41.933; -4.250

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