Frómista Explained

Official Name:Frómista
Type:municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Name3:Tierra de Campos
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Fernando Díaz Mediavilla
Area Total Km2:46.59
Elevation M:780
Population Demonym:Fromisteños
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.2667°N -46°W

Frómista is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2009 data (INE), the municipality had a population of 822 inhabitants. In previous centuries, Frómista had a significant population supported by the farming of wheat.

It is a major overnight stopping place for pilgrims traveling along the Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James.

The church of San Martín de Tours de Frómista was underwritten in part by the widow of Sancho el Mayor of Navarra who imported artisans to build a church in the style of Jaca cathedral.[1]

The other church in town Santa Maria del Castillo located near the train station, is considered redundant and is normally kept locked.[2]

Main sights

References

  1. Gitlitz & Davidson, The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook, 2000, St Martin's Press,
  2. Ellingham & Fisher, Spain: The Rough Guide, 1994,Penguin Books,