Estépar
Estépar
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Estépar | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Seal | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Burgos |
| Comarca | Alfoz de Burgos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 812 m (2,664 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 608 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09230 |
| Website | http://www.estepar.es/ |
Estépar is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 797 inhabitants.
Mass grave[]
Estépar is the site of multiple mass graves, first discovered by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory in 2014.[2] The graves contained the remains of at least 70 republicans who were killed by nationalists in August–September 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.[3]
Coordinates: 42°16′N 3°54′W / 42.267°N 3.900°W
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Mass graves from Spain's civil war uncovered - World Socialist Web Site". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Arranz, María (25 July 2014). "70 bodies exhumed from Spanish Civil War mass grave in Estépar, Spain". Demotix.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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