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Burgos is a province
Provinces of Spain

In addition to its Autonomous Communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces.Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the Autonomous communities of Spain the provinces have had fewer powers....
 of northern Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia
Palencia (province)

Palencia is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the northern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Le?n , Cantabria, Burgos , and Valladolid ....
, Cantabria
Cantabria

Cantabria is a Spain province and autonomous community with Santander, Cantabria as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Country , on the south by Castile and Le?n , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea....
, Vizcaya
Biscay

Biscay is a province of the Basque Country in Spain.It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term, means something like 'mountain' or 'cliff'....
, Álava
Álava

?lava is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain in the southern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of the Basque Country . The province has a population of 301,926 and an area of 2.963 km? ....
, La Rioja, Soria
Soria (province)

Soria is a Province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon.It is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja , Zaragoza , Guadalajara , Segovia , and Burgos ....
, Segovia
Segovia (province)

Segovia is a Provinces of Spain of central/northern Spain, in the southern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Burgos , Soria , Guadalajara , Community of Madrid, ?vila , and Valladolid ....
, and Valladolid
Valladolid (province)

Valladolid is a Provinces of Spain of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora , Le?n , Palencia , Burgos , Segovia , ?vila , and Salamanca ....
. Its capital is the city of Burgos
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
.

The province has an area of 14,300 km˛ and a population of 352,273 (2002) of whom nearly half live in the capital. The only large towns apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro
Miranda de Ebro

Miranda de Ebro is a city on the Ebro river in the Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and Le?n, Spain. Miranda is located in the north-east of the province, on the border with the province of ?lava and the autonomous community of La Rioja ....
 and Aranda de Duero
Aranda de Duero

Aranda de Duero is a Spain town and municipality in the south of the Burgos . It has a population of roughly 32,000 people. The post code for the town is 09400....
. Many of the province's 371 municipalities have fewer than 100 inhabitants.






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Burgos is a province
Provinces of Spain

In addition to its Autonomous Communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces.Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the Autonomous communities of Spain the provinces have had fewer powers....
 of northern Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia
Palencia (province)

Palencia is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the northern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Le?n , Cantabria, Burgos , and Valladolid ....
, Cantabria
Cantabria

Cantabria is a Spain province and autonomous community with Santander, Cantabria as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Country , on the south by Castile and Le?n , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea....
, Vizcaya
Biscay

Biscay is a province of the Basque Country in Spain.It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term, means something like 'mountain' or 'cliff'....
, Álava
Álava

?lava is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain in the southern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of the Basque Country . The province has a population of 301,926 and an area of 2.963 km? ....
, La Rioja, Soria
Soria (province)

Soria is a Province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon.It is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja , Zaragoza , Guadalajara , Segovia , and Burgos ....
, Segovia
Segovia (province)

Segovia is a Provinces of Spain of central/northern Spain, in the southern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Burgos , Soria , Guadalajara , Community of Madrid, ?vila , and Valladolid ....
, and Valladolid
Valladolid (province)

Valladolid is a Provinces of Spain of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora , Le?n , Palencia , Burgos , Segovia , ?vila , and Salamanca ....
. Its capital is the city of Burgos
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
.

The province has an area of 14,300 km˛ and a population of 352,273 (2002) of whom nearly half live in the capital. The only large towns apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro
Miranda de Ebro

Miranda de Ebro is a city on the Ebro river in the Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and Le?n, Spain. Miranda is located in the north-east of the province, on the border with the province of ?lava and the autonomous community of La Rioja ....
 and Aranda de Duero
Aranda de Duero

Aranda de Duero is a Spain town and municipality in the south of the Burgos . It has a population of roughly 32,000 people. The post code for the town is 09400....
. Many of the province's 371 municipalities have fewer than 100 inhabitants. See List of municipalities in Burgos
List of municipalities in Burgos

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain....
.

Burgos Mapa Municipal
The most important rivers in the province are Ebro
Ebro

The Ebro is Spain's most voluminous river. Its source is in Fontibre . It flows through cities such as Miranda de Ebro, Logro?o, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta before discharging in a river delta on the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona ....
 and Duero. The river Duero is in the south of the province and around it there is one of the best vineyards the 'Ribera de Duero'. The north and south-east are mountainous.

The Celtiberian
Celtiberian

Celtiberian may refer to:*the Celtiberians, a Celtic people of the Iberian Peninsula*the Celtiberian language, a Celtic languages...
 region that became Burgos was inhabited by the Morgobos, Turmodigos, Berones and perhaps also the Pelendones, the last inhabitants of the northern part of the Celtiberian region; the principal cities, according to Ptolemy
Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemaeus , known in English as Ptolemy , was a Roman Greek mathematics, Greek astronomy, geographer and astrologer. He lived in History of Roman Egypt, and was probably born there in a town in the Thebaid called Ptolemais Hermiou; he died in Alexandria around 168 AD....
, included: Brabum, Sisara, Deobrigula, Ambisna Segiasamon and Verovesca (briviesca). In Roman times it belonged to Hispania Citerior
Hispania Citerior

During the Roman Republic, Hispania Citerior was a region of Hispania roughly located in the northeastern coast and in the Ebro valley of modern Spain....
 ("Hither Spain") and then to Hispania Tarraconensis
Hispania Tarraconensis

Hispania Tarraconensis was one of three Roman provinces in Hispania. It encompassed much of the Mediterranean coast of Spain along with the central plateau and the north coast, and part of northern Portugal....
. In the fifth century the Visigoths drove back the Suevi, then the Arabs occupied all of Castile
Castile (historical region)

A former Kingdom of Castile, Castile , gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain with the Crown of Aragon and the Crown of Navarre....
 in the eighth century, although for only a brief period and left no trace of their occupation. Alfonso III the Great
Alfonso III of León

Alfonso III , called the Great, was the king of Kingdom of Le?n, Kingdom of Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of Ordo?o I of Asturias....
, king of León
Kingdom of León

Kingdom of Le?n was an independent country situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 A.D. when the Christian princes of Kingdom of Asturias along the Bay of Biscay shifted their main seat from Oviedo to the city of Le?n, Spain....
 reconquered it around the middle of the ninth century, and built many castles for the defence of Christendom, which was then extended through the reconquest of lost territory. The region came to be known as Castile (Latin castella), i.e. "land of castles". In the eleventh century its city, Burgos, became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of Le?n....
.

Regions

  • Merindades
    Merindades

    Located in the north of the Burgos , the Merindades are the birth place of the name "Castilla". Most of the villages of the Merindades were quoted in the "Becerro de Behetrias" at the moment of the creation of the subdivision Merindad by Pedro of Castile....
  • Páramos
  • La Bureba
    La Bureba

    La Bureba is a comarca in the northeast of the Province of Burgos in Castilla–Le?n, Spain. It is criss-crossed by several Arroyo that empty into the Ebro: the Homino, Oroncillo, Oca, and Tir?n....
  • Ebro
  • Odra-Pisuerga
  • Alfoz de Burgos
  • Montes de Oca
  • Arlanza
    Arlanza (DO)

    Arlanza Denominaci?n de Origen is located in the province of Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. It was officially upgraded from the lower status of VCPRD on 24 January 2008....
  • Sierra de la Demanda
  • Ribera del Duero
    Ribera del Duero (comarca)

    The Ribera del Duero is a comarca extending of sud the province of Burgos of the Spain/autonomous communities of Castile and Le?n.Notable bodegas at the Regulatory Council for the Designation of Origin Ribera del Duero....