Melgar de Fernamental is a municipality lying by the Pisuerga river, located in the province of Burgos

Burgos (province)

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, Castile and León

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, Spain

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. According to the 2008 census

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 (INE

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), the municipality has a population of 1,898 inhabitants.

Former Municipalities

Incorporated to Melgar in the 1970s, were the former municipalities of 09349 Santa María Ananúñez from Burgos province and 34162 San Llorente de la Vega from Palencia province

Palencia (province)

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, including the following places:

• Melgar.
• San Llorente de la Vega
• Santa María Ananúñez
• Tagarrosa
• Valtierra de Ríopisuerga.

Another municipalities incorporated to Melgar in past centuries:

• San Zibrián (XIVth Century)
• San Juan (XIVth Century)
• Zorita
• Quintanilla de Muñoroz (XVIth Century)
• Abánades de Abaxo
• Abánades del Medio
• Abánades de Suso (XIVth Century)

History

By the time of Roman Empire, the ancient city of Dessobriga was placed between the municipalities of Melgar de Fernamental, Osorno La Mayor and Osornillo, being its land Melgarese ground today. However, through this area passed multiple roman roadways. Among them, the most important was the Hispania-Italica, which passed through cities such as Caesaraugusta, Segisamone and Asturicaugusta. The Saldania Roadway started by the river Pisuerga, opposite the town. The Pisuerga Roadway connected the actual municipalities of Herrera de Pisuerga and Astudillo, passing on the fertile plain of the river at the foot of Melgar.

Demography

Population Decrease in this municipality has been stopped for two years.

In 2007, 1747 inhabitants lived in the main urban area and the rest in different places which were incorporated to Melgar.

Tourism

Monuments and places of interest:

• Assumption of Our Lady Church
• Town Hall
  Melgar de Fernamental Town Hall
  The Melgar de Fernamental Town Hall is located in Melgar de Fernamental, Spain. Placed in the center of Spain Square, it is built in plateresco style. Its reduced arch front gate is flanked of pilasters, crowned with a central balcony accompanied of columns. Likewise, it presents coats of arms...
  
  
• Cordon House
• Palazuelos House
• Our Lady of Zorita Hermitage
• Channel of Castile
  Channel of Castile
  The Channel of Castile, known in Spanish as the Canal de Castilla, became one of the most important civil engineering works of Modern Spain. It was constructed during the last half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. It flows across the land of Burgos, Palencia and...
  
  , known as Canal de Castilla

Sources

Melgar de Fernamental, Domingo Ortega Gutiérrez, Simancas Ediciones, S.A. Legal deposit VA-500-94 (1994, Valladolid, Spain). Copyright Melgar de Fernamental Council.