Frómista

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Frómista
municipality
Church of San Martín de Frómista.
Coat of arms
Frómista Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°16′N 4°42′W / 42.267°N 4.700°W / 42.267; -4.700
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Comarca	Tierra de Campos
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Díaz Mediavilla
Area
• Total	46.59 km2 (17.99 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	770
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Demonym	Fromisteños
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Frómista is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2009 data (INE), the municipality had a population of 822 inhabitants. In previous centuries, Frómista had a significant population supported by the farming of wheat.

It is a major overnight stopping place for pilgrims traveling along the Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James.

The church of San Martín de Tours de Frómista was underwritten in part by the widow of Sancho el Mayor of Navarra who imported artisans to build a church in the style of Jaca cathedral.^[2]

The other church in town Santa Maria del Castillo located near the train station, is considered redundant and is normally kept locked.^[3]

• Romanesque church of San Martín de Tours de Frómista (11th century).
• Church of Santa Maria del Castillo, in Gothic-Renaissance style
• Church of St. Peter (begun in the 15th century)

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