Osorno la Mayor

Covers 88.6 square kilometers and has roughly 1,500 residents.
The villages of Villadiezma, Las Cabañas de Castilla and Santillana de Campos are hamlets of Osorno la Mayor (they belong to the same municipal district).
Has easy access to the highways Autovía Camino de Santiago and Autovía Cantabria-Meseta, and also has a train station.

Location

Osorno la Mayor is located on the eastern edge of the province in a region called Tierra de Campos, 50 kilometers from the provincial capital Palencia. The town is considered a crossroad for its location on the natural path from the northern plateau to the Bay of Biscay, and from Burgos towards León and Galicia.

Local Economy

Economic activity in this region has historically been based on agriculture, in particular the cultivation of grains, although this activity is now in decline. Construction, public works projects, and services are booming due to Osorna la Mayor's proximity to two highways (Burgos-León and Palencia-Santander) that pass nearby and the rail lines that follow the same route. The municipality also has an industrial park which drives significant economic activity.

Water

The township is irrigated by water from the Valdavia and Boedo rivers as well as the Canal de Castilla. Lock number 15 of the north branch of the channel is located in the township. Only traces remain of the buildings that were on the site of the lock as they were demolished before it was declared a protected historical landmark.

History

Thanks to some artifacts that have been found on the township's land it is known that it hosted a Roman settlement primarily of a military nature. The artifacts have appeared over the years, without any systematic archaeological dig. More recently, organized excavations have found traces of human settlement that may go as far back as the Mesolithic Age. The area grew in importance starting in the Middle Ages, no doubt the result of its physical location.

Today only the town hall and some elements of the municipal church such as the baptismal font and the baroque altar attest to a past with artistic or historical interest.

Holiday Celebrations

The most prominent holidays in Osorno la Mayor are the celebration of Our Lady of Ronte, the Pilgrimage of St. Pantaleón and the festivities of San Miguel de los Santos, which is held on the first weekend of July. Easter is also celebrated with fervor; the township has one of the most striking Easter celebrations in the province.

Municipalities in the province of Palencia

Abarca de Campos Abia de las Torres Aguilar de Campoo Alar del Rey Alba de Cerrato Amayuelas de Arriba Ampudia Amusco Antigüedad Arconada Astudillo Autilla del Pino Autillo de Campos Ayuela Baltanás Baquerín de Campos Barruelo de Santullán Becerril de Campos Belmonte de Campos Berzosilla Boada de Campos Boadilla de Rioseco Boadilla del Camino Brañosera Buenavista de Valdavia Bustillo de la Vega Bustillo del Páramo de Carrión Bárcena de Campos Báscones de Ojeda Calahorra de Boedo Calzada de los Molinos Capillas Cardeñosa de Volpejera Carrión de los Condes Castil de Vela Castrejón de la Peña Castrillo de Don Juan Castrillo de Onielo Castrillo de Villavega Castromocho Cervatos de la Cueza Cervera de Pisuerga Cevico Navero Cevico de la Torre Cisneros Cobos de Cerrato Collazos de Boedo Congosto de Valdavia Cordovilla la Real Cubillas de Cerrato Dehesa de Montejo Dehesa de Romanos Dueñas Espinosa de Cerrato Espinosa de Villagonzalo Frechilla Fresno del Río Frómista Fuentes de Nava Fuentes de Valdepero Grijota Guardo Guaza de Campos Herrera de Pisuerga Herrera de Valdecañas Hontoria de Cerrato Hornillos de Cerrato Husillos Hérmedes de Cerrato Itero de la Vega La Pernía La Puebla de Valdavia La Serna La Vid de Ojeda Lagartos Lantadilla Ledigos Loma de Ucieza Lomas de Campos Magaz de Pisuerga Manquillos Mantinos Marcilla de Campos Mazariegos Mazuecos de Valdeginate Melgar de Yuso Meneses de Campos Micieces de Ojeda Monzón de Campos Moratinos Mudá Nogal de las Huertas Olea de Boedo Olmos de Ojeda Osornillo Osorno la Mayor Palencia Palenzuela Paredes de Nava Payo de Ojeda Pedraza de Campos Pedrosa de la Vega Perales Pino del Río Piña de Campos Población de Arroyo Población de Campos Población de Cerrato Polentinos Pomar de Valdivia Poza de la Vega Pozo de Urama Prádanos de Ojeda Páramo de Boedo Quintana del Puente Quintanilla de Onsoña Reinoso de Cerrato Renedo de la Vega Requena de Campos Respenda de la Peña Revenga de Campos Revilla de Collazos Ribas de Campos Riberos de la Cueza Saldaña Salinas de Pisuerga San Cebrián de Campos San Cebrián de Mudá San Cristóbal de Boedo San Mamés de Campos San Román de la Cuba Santa Cecilia del Alcor Santa Cruz de Boedo Santervás de la Vega Santibáñez de Ecla Santibáñez de la Peña Santoyo Soto de Cerrato Sotobañado y Priorato Tabanera de Cerrato Tabanera de Valdavia Tariego de Cerrato Torquemada Torremormojón Triollo Támara de Campos Valbuena de Pisuerga Valde-Ucieza Valdeolmillos Valderrábano Valle de Cerrato Valle del Retortillo Velilla del Río Carrión Venta de Baños Vertavillo Villabasta de Valdavia Villacidaler Villaconancio Villada Villaeles de Valdavia Villaherreros Villahán Villalaco Villalba de Guardo Villalcázar de Sirga Villalcón Villalobón Villaluenga de la Vega Villamartín de Campos Villamediana Villameriel Villamoronta Villamuera de la Cueza Villamuriel de Cerrato Villanueva del Rebollar Villanuño de Valdavia Villaprovedo Villarmentero de Campos Villarrabé Villarramiel Villasarracino Villasila de Valdavia Villaturde Villaumbrales Villaviudas Villerías de Campos Villodre Villodrigo Villoldo Villota del Páramo Villovieco

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