Oña

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain

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42°43′59″N 3°24′00″W / 42.73306°N 3.40000°W / 42.73306; -3.40000Country

SpainAutonomous community

Castile and LeónProvinceBurgosComarcaLa BurebaGovernment

• AlcaldeArturo Luis Pérez López (PSOE)Area

• Total161.64 km² (62.41 sq mi)Elevation

598 m (1,962 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total1,024 • Density6.3/km² (16/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

09530

Websitewww.ayuntamientoona.com

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.

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.^[2]^[3]
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

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ ""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