Roa de Duero

Roa de Duero is a Spanish town and municipality in the southern region of the province of Burgos. This town has a long wine tradition that goes back to the times of the Roman Empire and the wars for the conquest of Iberia.

Roa de Duero
Municipality and town
View of Roa de Duero, 2010
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Roa
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Coordinates: 41°42′N 3°55′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Burgos
Comarca	Ribera del Duero
Government
• Mayor	Carmen Miravalles (PSOE)
Area
• Total	48.92 km2 (18.89 sq mi)
• Land	48.92 km2 (18.89 sq mi)
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,185
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Raudense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09300
Website	www.roadeduero.es

When the Romans arrived they were impressed by the agrarian wealth that this area bathed by the Douro River had. They settled and founded Roa, formerly called Rauda, where they began to cultivate the grapes. There is no doubt that the Romans were the true pioneers in winemaking using very revolutionary and innovative techniques for the time.^[2]

To this day, Roa maintains that innovative spirit of the Roman wines and it is the seat of the Regulatory Council for the Designation of Origin (D.O.) Ribera del Duero wine region.