Covarrubias, Spain

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| settlement_type = Municipality and town

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| image_shield = Escudo de Covarrubias (Burgos).svg

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| map_caption = Location of Covarrubias

| image_skyline = VistaDeCovarrubias.jpg

| image_caption = Panoramic view of Covarrubias, 2010

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Spain

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Castile and León}} Castile and León

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = File:Flag Burgos Province.svg Burgos

| subdivision_type3 = Comarca

| subdivision_name3 = Arlanza

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Millán Bermejo (Citizens)

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 09346

| area_total_km2 = 41.07

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| elevation_m = 894

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| website = http://www.covarrubias.es/

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| designation1 = Spain

| designation1_type = Non-movable

| designation1_criteria = Historic ensemble

| designation1_date = 28 October 1965

| designation1_number = RI-53-0000066

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Covarrubias is a village and municipality in the province of Burgos in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León.

It has 640 inhabitants, and it is near to Mecerreyes, Cubillo del Campo and Hortigüela.

Covarrubias is situated in the valley of the river Arlanza, which is extensively wooded with among other species Spanish Juniper. Part of the area belonging to the municipality is included within a Special Protection Area for bird-life such as vultures.

The village itself was declared a Conjunto Histórico-Artístico, a type of conservation area, in 1965. Covarrubias and Tønsberg in Norway have entered a friendship agreement as the result of a medieval connection with Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile.

A church honouring Saint Olaf II of Norway, designed by the architect Pablo López Aguado, has been built in the town and dedicated in 2011.[http://www.pilgrim.info/en/index.aspx?id=714273 Saint Olav's chapel in Spain] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102084629/http://www.pilgrim.info/en/index.aspx?id=714273 |date=2008-01-02 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eeagrants.org/id/2628 |title=Fulfilled 750 Year Old Vision |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319022804/http://eeagrants.org/id/2628 |archive-date=2012-03-19 }}

It was founded in the 7th century AD by the Visigothic king Chindasuinth.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

One of the first areas to be reconquered from the Moors in the late ninth century, Covarrubias had an influence on Castile and its language.

The river is used for swimming and canoeing. One feature, Fuente Azul ( Placed in the municipality of Hortigüela), is 6 km away. It has a mild climate, and its cuisine includes black pudding, grapes (Arlanza (DO)), and cherries.