Tardajos Explained

Official Name:Tardajos
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Coordinates:42.35°N -52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1: Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Burgos
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tardajos
Subdivision Type4:Comarca
Subdivision Name4:Alfoz de Burgos
Area Total Km2:12
Elevation M:827
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:09130

Tardajos is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 950 inhabitants.

History

Tardajos received a fuero from Count Pedro González de Lara and Countess Eva in 1127. It was re-issued with adjustments on three subsequent occasions by either Pedro or Eva, the last being in 1147.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 94–95.