Sasamón
Sasamón | |
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Municipalityand town | |
 View of Sasamón, 2010 | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Burgos |
| Comarca | Odra-Pisuerga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.11 km2(43.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 995 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2(23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 09123 |
| Website | http://sasamon.burgos.es/ |
Sasamónis amunicipalityand town located in theprovince of Burgos,Castile and León,Spain. According to the 2004census(INE), the municipality has a population of 1,346 inhabitants.
During pre-Romantimes, it was the capital of theTurmodigitribe, under the nameSegisama.During the reign of firstRoman emperorAugustus,the town was theheadquartersof theRoman legionsthat fought during theCantabrian wars.[2]
Demography
[edit]The evolution of its population has been negative over the last twenty years.
- 1987: 1.790 inhabitants
- 1991: 1.786 inhabitants
- 1995: 1.514 inhabitants
- 1999: 1.543 inhabitants
- 2003: 1.464 inhabitants
- 2005: 1.315 inhabitants
- 2006: 1.296 inhabitants
- 2022: 957 inhabitants
Civil Architecture
[edit]- Roman Bridges
There are two Roman bridges over theBrullésriver.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^El Escudo de Segisama - A little historyGeocaching.com
- ^The Romans in Central Spain — A Quick TourUniversity of Waterloo
42°25′N4°02′W/ 42.417°N 4.033°W
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