Atapuerca | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of Atapuerca, 2009 | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location of Atapuerca in Burgos province | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Burgos |
| Comarca | Alfoz de Burgos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raquel Torrientes Burgos (People's Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.75 km2 (9.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 953 m (3,127 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 172 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09199 |
| Website | www |
Atapuerca (Spanish: [ataˈpweɾka] ) is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It encompasses the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca and is famous for its prehistoric archaeological sites.[2] The municipality is made of two villages: Atapuerca (seat or capital) and Olmos de Atapuerca.
The village is the home of an Experimental Archaeology Centre (CAREX). The village also plays host to an annual cross country running event—the Cross de Atapuerca—which attracts over 2000 runners each year.[3]
Atapuerca is on the French Way (Spanish: Camino Francés) of the Camino de Santiago. For a while the Spanish Army had an armoured tank training facility nearby.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ TURESPAÑA (2007-04-23). "Tourism in Atapuerca in Burgos, Spain". Spain.info. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Spain's Bezabeh claims second at Cross de Atapuerca; Monteiro takes bronze in women's race. European Athletics (2009-11-08). European Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2009-11-16.