Burlada

Burlada - Burlata (Spanish / Basque ) is a Spanish municipality in the Autonomous Community of Navarre ( Comunidad Foral de Navarra). It is bordered to the north by Pamplona and Villava, to the east by Huarte, to the south and west Egüés also to Pamplona. The place is located in Pamplona Valley and is part of the extended urban area of the capital of Navarre.

History

Burlada is occupied since the time of the kings of Navarre, ie from the 10th century. The kings had a palace here and used it for recreation. The later destroyed palace had private access to the Romanesque church of the village, which also no longer exists (in the middle of the 20th century destroyed). Another indication of the importance of the place is the Romanesque bridge over the Río Arga.

Attractions

  • Roman Bridge ( Puente de Burlada ):

Medieval bridge of six arches. Due to many reconstructions can be difficult to concretize the construction period.

  • Palaces ( Palacetes de Burlada ): beginning of the 20th century saw several palaces along the main street ( Calle Mayor ) of the place. The most important is that of a park surrounded Palacio Uranga.
  • Church of Sts. John (Iglesia de San Juan ): The first church was located on the present-day San Juan Plaza, now occupied by the Casa Consistorial. On June 24, 1952 to John festival of the city, began construction of the new church was consecrated on 17 October 1954, was a project of the architect Javier Yárnoz. The floor plan is a Latin cross, the Altar is neoclassical and comes from the Pamplona Cathedral, the furniture has been collected from different places of Navarre.
  • Parish Church of St.. Blasius ( Parroquia de San Blás ): Because of the growth of the town a new parish church was needed, which was taken on 29 June 1970 by the municipality in possession. Soledad Torres Acosta It was consecrated Santa Maria, the founder of the Congregation of a woman who had dedicated nursing.

Demography

Festivals

  • City Festival: August 15 to 19
  • Carnival: Martin Gala de Burlada / Burlatako Martingala, according to the data Carnival
  • Patronal feast of Saint John (Fiesta de San Juan ) June 23 to 26

Personalities

  • Fernando Chivite (* 1959), writer
  • Koldo Gil (born 1978 ), cyclist
  • Rubén Beloki (* 1976), pelota
  • Iñaki Esain (born 1978 ), pelota
  • Mateo Garralda (* 1969), handball players
  • Joaquín Asiaín ( born 1968 ), singer (tenor )
  • Jesús Artola (1886-1970), Republican politician, governor of Guipúzcoa at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
  • Hilarion Eslava (1807-1878), musicologist and composer
  • Leonor de La Marche (1407-1464), Leonor de Borbón -La Marche, Navarrese princess, daughter of Beatrice and niece of Charles the Noble
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