Arija

Arija is a small town and municipality in the province of Burgos, located to the north of the provincial capital Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. The town's history dates back more than thousand years. Is divided into 'neighborhood above' and 'neighborhood below' or 'Vilga'. It consisted of the Santa Gadea de Alfoz.

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Settlement.official_name: Arija
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Arija (Burgos).svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Arija (Burgos).svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Castile and León#Spain
Settlement.image_skyline: Arija20060515aereo1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Arija, 2006
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castile and León
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Burgos
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Las Merindades
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Pedro Saiz Peña (PP)
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

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Official name: Arija
Demonym: arijano
Population: 115
Area: 7
Elevation: 842
Official website: www.ayuntamientodearija.org
Image: Arija20060515aereo1.jpg
Licence plate code: BU

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Commons category: Arija
postal code: 09570
P8168: Projector
female population: 61
male population: 68

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The recent history of Arija is linked to the factory of Cristalería Española S.A., that in 1906 settled in the lands of Arija. A French company of the Saint-Gobain Emporium, founded in 1665 by royal privilege of Luis XIV, was specialized in the manufacture of flat glass. This town is now situated on de artificial lake of "Embalso del Ebro" when the Ebro river was dammed.