Covarrubias is a village and

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in the province of

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in the

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. It has 640 inhabitants, and it is near to

Mecerreyes Mecerreyes is a village and municipality in the province of Burgos in Spain, part of the autonomous community The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Const ...

, Cubillo del Campo and

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. Covarrubias is situated in the valley of the

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, which is extensively wooded with among other species Spanish Juniper. Part of the area belonging to the municipality is included within a

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for bird-life such as vultures. The village itself was declared a ''

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'', a type of conservation area, in 1965. Covarrubias and

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have entered a friendship agreement as the result of a medieval connection with

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. A church honouring Saint

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, designed by the architect Pablo López Aguado, has been built in the town and dedicated in 2011. It was founded in the 7th century AD by the

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ic king

Chindasuinth Chindasuinth (also spelled ''Chindaswinth'', ''Chindaswind'', ''Chindasuinto'', ''Chindasvindo'', or ''Khindaswinth''; Latin: ''Chintasvintus'', ''Cindasvintus''; 563 – 30 September 653) was Visigothic King of Hispania, from 642 until his death ...

. One of the first areas to be reconquered from the

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in the late ninth century, Covarrubias had an influence on Castile and its

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. The river is used for swimming and canoeing. One feature, Fuente Azul ( Placed in the municipality of

), is 6 km away. It has a mild climate, and its cuisine includes

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, grapes (

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), and cherries.

Places of interest

* the ''Torreón'' (a tower associated with

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), * the Gothic ''Colegiata'' (

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) is a designated

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. The building contains a historic organ and a museum with a painting attributed to

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Twin towns - sister cities

. Covarrubias is twinned with Tønsberg. The link between these municipalities resides on Princess Christina of Norway, who travelled from Tønsberg to Spain in 1257 and was later buried in Covarrubias.

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Places of interest

Twin towns - sister cities

See also

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