Oña
Oña | |
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| Muy Leal y Valerosa Villa de Oña | |
The town of Oña | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Oña Location in Spain. Oña Oña (Castile and León) Oña Oña (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′59″N 3°24′00″W / 42.73306°N 3.40000°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Burgos |
| Comarca | La Bureba |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Arturo Luis Pérez López (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.64 km2 (62.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 938 |
| • Density | 5.80/km2 (15.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09530 |
| Website | www |
Oña is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,219 inhabitants.
History
In the Middle Ages, Oña had a Jewish community that built a synagogue in 1405. Following the Expulsion of Jews from Spain 1492, the building was transferred to the local monastery.[2]
Main sights
- Benedictine monastery of San Salvador de Oña (11th century). During 2012, the town hosted the 17th edition of the sacred art exhibition Las Edades del Hombre.[3][4]
- El jardín secreto, an outdoor walk and art exhibit by local artists.
People from Oña
- Andrés de Olmos (1485 – 8 October 1571) – Catholic church priest and grammarian and ethno-historian of Mexico's Indians
- Martina Ibaibarriaga (1788–1849) – soldier
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ Beinart, Haim (2001). The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Vol. 1. Translated by Jeffrey M. Green. Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press. pp. 83–84.
- ^ ""Monacatus", A New Edition Of The Exhibition 'Las Edades Del Hombre' (The Ages Of Man)". Bankia. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Monacatus Las Edades del hombre 17th edition, 2012
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