Curiel de Duero
Encyclopedia
Curiel de Duero is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid
, Castile and León
, Spain. It covers an area
of 18,75 km², has a population of 134 inhabitants, yielding a density of 6,93 inhab/km². It belongs to the Valle del Cuco and the county (Spanish: Comarca
) of Campo de Peñafiel. The municipalities of San Llorente
, Corrales de Duero
, Valdearcos de la Vega
, and Bocos de Duero
also belong to the Valle del Cuco. Roturas
, that borders north to Curiel De Duero, historically also belonged to Curiel, but has in modern times not been included into the Valle del Cuco county. In 1900, Curiel had its peak of 590 inhabitants.
Curiel was the capital (Spanish: Cabecera) of the Villa y Tierra community of Curiel in the historic autonomous community, Castilian Extremadura. It also has been known as "Curiel of the Garlics" (Spanish: Curiel de los Ajos) due to the quality of its garlic plantations. Please refer to Automous community of villa and tierra of Curiel.
The economy is based on agricultural dryland farming
, vineyards, and domestic sheep
keeping. Curiel has several wineries, belonging to the Denominación de Origen
Ribera del Duero
.
Valladolid (province)
Valladolid is a province of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, León, Palencia, Burgos, Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca....
, Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain. It covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 18,75 km², has a population of 134 inhabitants, yielding a density of 6,93 inhab/km². It belongs to the Valle del Cuco and the county (Spanish: Comarca
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
) of Campo de Peñafiel. The municipalities of San Llorente
San Llorente
San Llorente is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 178 inhabitants....
, Corrales de Duero
Corrales de Duero
Corrales de Duero is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 119 inhabitants....
, Valdearcos de la Vega
Valdearcos de la Vega
Valdearcos de la Vega is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 115 inhabitants....
, and Bocos de Duero
Bocos de Duero
Bocos de Duero is a village in Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain....
also belong to the Valle del Cuco. Roturas
Roturas
Roturas is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 32 inhabitants....
, that borders north to Curiel De Duero, historically also belonged to Curiel, but has in modern times not been included into the Valle del Cuco county. In 1900, Curiel had its peak of 590 inhabitants.
Curiel was the capital (Spanish: Cabecera) of the Villa y Tierra community of Curiel in the historic autonomous community, Castilian Extremadura. It also has been known as "Curiel of the Garlics" (Spanish: Curiel de los Ajos) due to the quality of its garlic plantations. Please refer to Automous community of villa and tierra of Curiel.
The economy is based on agricultural dryland farming
Dryland farming
Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for non-irrigated cultivation of drylands.-Locations:Dryland farming is used in the Great Plains, the Palouse plateau of Eastern Washington, and other arid regions of North America, the Middle East and in other grain growing regions such as the steppes...
, vineyards, and domestic sheep
Domestic sheep
Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...
keeping. Curiel has several wineries, belonging to the Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen is part of a regulatory classification system primarily for Spanish wines but also for other foodstuffs like honey, meats and condiments. In wines it parallels the hierarchical system of France and Italy although Rioja and Sherry preceded the full system...
Ribera del Duero
Ribera del Duero
Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León...
.