Buiza Explained

Buiza
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:León
Elevation M:1130
Population:56 (2020)[1]

Buiza is a Spanish town in the municipality of La Pola de Gordón, in the Province of León and the region of, in the autonomous community of Castile and León.

Background

One of the ancient routes of the Camino de Santiago passes through this town, which to this day has been forgotten, and which from Boñar deviated north towards, to arrive via and, to Vegacervera,, Valle and Villar, going down the Faedo to and La Vid, and once crossing the town of Buiza, it continued to and La Pola de Gordón, to join again at, towards Ponferrada.

Located on the Mongrande stream and the Villafreo stream, tributaries of the Folledo stream, and this in turn of the Casares river, a tributary of the .

The lands of Buiza border with those of Rodiezmo de la Tercia, Ventosilla de la Tercia and Villamanín to the north, to the northeast, and to the east, and Vega de Gordón to the southeast, to the south, and to the southwest, to the west and, Poladura de la Tercia and San Martín de la Tercia to the northwest.

It belonged to the old .

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: «Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) . 2020-03-10.