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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Castile and León
- Province
- Burgos
- Comarca
- Arlanza
- Mayor
- Millán Bermejo ( Citizens )
- Total
- 41.07 km (15.86 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 894 m (2,933 ft)
- Density
- 12.2/km (31.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 09346
- Website
- http://www.covarrubias.es/
- Type
- Non-movable
- Criteria
- Historic ensemble
- Designated
- 28 October 1965
- Reference no
- RI-53-0000066
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Encyclopedic overview
Covarrubias is a village and municipality in the province of Burgos in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. It has 640 inhabitants.
Covarrubias is situated near to Mecerreyes, Cubillo del Campo and Hortigüela in the valley of the river Arlanza, which is extensively wooded with among other species Spanish juniper. Part of the area belonging to the municipality is included within a Special Protection Area for birds such as vultures. The river is used for swimming and canoeing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Covarrubias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.