Berlanga de Duero

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Berlanga de Duero
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Berlanga de Duero is located in Castile and León
Berlanga de Duero
Berlanga de Duero
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Berlanga de Duero is located in Spain
Berlanga de Duero
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Berlanga de Duero (Spain)
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Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Soria
ComarcaComunidad de villa y tierra de Berlanga
Area
 • Total
220.18 km2 (85.01 sq mi)
Elevation
936 m (3,071 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
810
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Berlanga de Duero is a municipality located in the province of Soria, in the autonomous region of Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2017 census (conducted by the INE), the municipality has a population of 902 inhabitants.

History

Three archaeological investigations have found Roman remains at Berlanga, including pottery and glass fragments and the Berlanga Cup. The Berlanga Cup lists the names of four forts on Hadrian's Wall, and possibly belonged to a legionary veteran from a Spanish cohort who returned home after service in Britain.[2]

Following the expulsion of the Jews of Spain in 1492, Berlanga appears in royal legal records involving conversos (Jews who had converted to Christianity), with cases showing some family members remaining Jewish and leaving in exile while others later returned and adopted Christianity.[3]

Geography

Berlanga de Duero sits at 934 metres (3,064 ft) above sea level in the northeastern foothills of the Ayllón mountain range. It has a continental Mediterranean climate, with long, cool winters—due in part to its altitude. The town is bisected by the Douro river, from which it derives part of its name, as well as the Douro's tributaries, the Escalote and Talegones.

Climate

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)		 8.2
(46.8)		 11.9
(53.4)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.6
(65.5)		 24
(75)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.6
(81.7)		 23.5
(74.3)		 16.3
(61.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 7.3
(45.1)		 16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 3.4
(38.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 8.8
(47.8)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.8
(62.2)		 20.2
(68.4)		 19.9
(67.8)		 16.5
(61.7)		 10.7
(51.3)		 6
(43)		 3.3
(37.9)		 10.5
(50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 0.7
(33.3)		 2.8
(37.0)		 5.9
(42.6)		 9.6
(49.3)		 12.2
(54.0)		 12.1
(53.8)		 9.5
(49.1)		 5
(41)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 4.6
(40.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37
(1.5)		 38
(1.5)		 40
(1.6)		 43
(1.7)		 58
(2.3)		 46
(1.8)		 23
(0.9)		 22
(0.9)		 40
(1.6)		 44
(1.7)		 46
(1.8)		 47
(1.9)		 484
(19.1)
Source: Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Datos de precipitación para el periodo 1961-2003 y de temperatura para el periodo 1961-2003 en Berlanga de Duero (6558).[4]

References

  1. National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. De Pablo Martínez, Roberto; De Luis Mariño, Susana; Garcia Sanchez, Jesus; Montero Ruiz, Ignacio; Aparicio Resco, Pablo (23 April 2026). "The Berlanga Cup. New Evidence of Hadrian's Wall Pans Found in Hispania Citerior (Spain)". Britannia: 1–28. doi:10.1017/S0068113X26100701. hdl:10261/430518. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. Beinart, Haim (2001). The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Vol. 1. Translated by Jeffrey M. Green. Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press. pp. 259, 375.
  4. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. "Programa SIGA. Promedios climáticos en la estación 6558 de Berlanga de Duero". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved April 16, 2012.