Villarrobledo

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City of Villarrobledo
General Information
Autonomous community:	Castile-La Mancha
Country:	Spain
Postal code:	02600
Area code:	34 (Spain) + 967 (Albacete)
Homepage:	www.villarrobledo.com
Flag of Villarrobledo
Politics
Mayor	Pedro A. Ruiz Santos (PSOE)
Population
Population:	24.729 (2005)
Population density:	28,67/km²
Location
Geography
Area:	861,25 km²
Location:	39,16° N 2,36° W
Altitude	721 m

Villarrobledo is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.

Villarrobledo has the major world surface with cultivated vineyards (more than 30.000 has., approximately 48.000.000 of vines) as well as that of major world production of wine under the appellation (in Spanish Denominación de Origen) La Mancha. Also, is an important center of Manchego cheese production and exportation and has other important industries like metallurgy and logistic.

In the city interesting events are celebrated as the Carnival (Spanish), the Villa-Rock-Bledo Music Festival (Spanish), the Holy Week or the International Chess Open 'Ciudad de Villarrobledo'.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 History 5.1 Archaeological findings 5.1.1 Lower Paleolithic 5.1.2 Iberians 5.1.3 Romans 5.1.4 Visigothics 5.2 City foundation 6 External links

[edit] Geography

It is placed in full heart of La Mancha, a spanish region with approximately 26.000 km² of almost perfect plain, on the oriental half of the Submeseta Meridional and in levels between the 600 and 800 meters, which limits are Montes de Toledo, Sierra Morena, Sierra de Alcaraz and Serranía de Cuenca.

• Altitude: 721 Msl. From 713,5 m (Railway Station) to 739 m (Era de Carrasco).
• Land area: 861,25 km², the 16th in Spain.
• Coordinates: 39°16′10″N, 02°36′15″W
• Rivers: Záncara (tributary of the Guadiana river), Córcoles and Sotuélamos (both tributaries of Záncara river).

[edit] Climate

Villarrobledo has a climate that registers extreme temperatures: very low in Winter (there have been produced values below -20º) and very high in Summer (over 40 º). The dominant winds are Solano -from East- in Summer, Cierzo -cold wind from Northwest- in Winter and Ábrego -from Southwest- in all time . Nevertheless that big contrasts, the winter cold and the summer heat are dry (and for ende, more healthy and easy to fight). Spring and Autumn are frankly agreeable.

2005 CLIMATIC DATA (Juanaco place's observatory)
MONTH	MAT (date) Maximum absolut temperature	mat (date) Minimal absolut temperature	MRH % Minimal relative humidity average	P mm Precipitation	WS m/s Wind speed average
January	16'9 ºC (21/01)	-13'5 ºC (27/01)	67'50%	1'20	2'10
February	18'1 ºC (13/02)	-8'8 ºC (18/02)	63'37%	7'60	3'11
March	23'9 ºC (20/03)	-8'7 ºC (08/03)	57'90%	12'40	3'25
April	28'8 ºC (30/04)	-2'6 ºC (10/04)	51'94%	7'80	3'54
May	32'5 ºC (27/05)	2'9 ºC (06/05)	43'40%	16'00	2'72
June	37'3 ºC (22/06)	11'9 ºC (02/06)	41'18%	9'40	2'61
July	38'8 ºC (16/07)	12'7 ºC (30/07)	35'48%	1'20	2'90
August	39'3 ºC (08/08)	7 ºC (22/08)	36'89%	0'00	2'49
September	34'3 ºC (03/09)	2'1 ºC (19/09)	48'50%	13'00	2'36
October	29'6 ºC (01/10)	1'4 ºC (04/10)	67'73%	58'00	2'20
November	21'9 ºC (03/11)	-3'1 ºC (30/11)	75'32%	26'60	2'30
December	12'7 ºC (07/12)	-5'2 ºC (15/12)	78'17 %	14'80	2'72
Source: Centro Regional de Estudios del Agua CREA- UCLM

The scanty rainfalls, has taking place during Spring and at the end of Autumn. The annual rainfall average are 39 ' 02 mm. Also, the rains appears in Summer as big isolated storms. The snowfalls, generally not very copious, are producing in December and January, and, exceptionally, in Spring.

[edit] Demographics

• Population: 24.729 inhabitants.

• Demonymes: (In spanish language) Villarrobletano/a or Villarrobledense. Also correct are Villarrobledano/a and Villarrobletense, though they have minor use.

• Entities: City of Villarrobledo and the minor entities of Casas de Peña (<100 hab.), Moharras (deserted) and Ventas de Alcolea (<100 hab.).

• Neighborhoods: Asturias (Pío XII), Centro, Juan Valero, San Antón, Socuéllamos, Virgen de la Caridad (Casas Baratas) and Pintores.

At present, there is a notable demographic increase by the massive immigration of citizens of East Europe. A City Council information on 2006, considers the number of immigrants in 3.324 persons, of whom 2.011 (60,50%) are men, and 1.313 (39,50 remaining %) women, proceeding from 43 different countries. Ten countries that more citizens contribute are: Romania, Ukraine, Morocco, Moldavia, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Bulgaria and Peru.

[edit] Government

2003–2007 legislature
1.–Pedro Antonio Ruiz Santos (Alcalde- Presidente) 2.–José Antonio Cabañero Losa 3.–Carmen Martínez Parra 4.–Antonio Arribas Castillo 5.–María José Parra Jareño 6.–Juan Luis Íñiguez Perea 7.–María Paz Saez Montejano 8.–Juan Ramon Martínez Valero 9.–María Rosario Herrera Gómez 10.–Marco Antonio Blázquez Herreros 11.–María Elvira Calero Nueda 12.–Andrés Jiménez Collado	PSOE
1.–Bernardo Cabañero González 2.–Roman Lacoba Martínez 3.–Caridad Martínez Marhuenda 4.–Mariano López Ortiz	AIV
1.–Maria Belen Alite Landete 2.–Antonio Sánchez Moreno 3.–Luis Martínez García	PP
1.–Rafael Núñez Paez 2.–Teresa Lozano Laguía	Not assigned1
1Chosen originally under PP

In the town are organisms and dependent organizations from all the levels in which is divided the Public Administration in Spain, from closest to the citizen (Local Administration), to the superior level (General Administration of the State).

The City Council of Villarrobledo, presided by PSOE, is made up by the Councillors listed in the right table.

Also, Villarrobledo is head of #6 Judicial Party of the province of Albacete, that includes in its demarcation the municipalities of El Bonillo, Munera, Ossa de Montiel and Villarrobledo.

[edit] History

The present location of Villarrobledo dates from 1292, according to diverse historical sources. Nevertheless, within the ample municipal term, have vestiges of almost all the historical cultures that have existed in the Iberian Peninsula, testifying settlements, more or less stable and important, from Paleolithic.

[edit] Archaeological findings

[edit] Lower Paleolithic

“	...nos atreveríamos a definir la industria lítica del yacimiento de La Jaraba dentro de ... la fase del Achelense Superior final con micoquiense...	”
—José Luis Serna López, Avance al estudio del yacimiento achelense de La Jaraba (Villarrobledo, Albacete)

Between La Jaraba and La Paradica places, there are found remains of the first human accessions in the province of Albacete correspondents to Upper Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic). In this place there have been found diverse stone tools, manufactured on nuclei or stone chips, which can be contemplated at present in the archaeological section of the Albacete Provincial Museum. Still to study, there are other archaeological deposits in the places of La Capitana and Castellanos.

[edit] Iberians

[edit] Romans

[edit] Visigothics

“	...Ergávica, insigne capital de valeroso distrito en el extremo de la Celtiberia, y silla episcopal en tiempo de los godos con el nombre de Arcávica. Dilatábase ... su territorio, ... al Sur, en ... Casa de Lipa, cerca de Villarrobledo... Mi estudio..., ha puesto en claro estas reducciones geográficas...	”
—Aureliano Fernández- Guerra y Orbe, Una Tésera celtíbera. -Datos sobre las ciudades celtibéricas de Ergávica, Munda, Cértima y Contrebia

Historically, it is documented in the Hitación de Wamba the existence of the Church of Lila, (also known as Lipa, Liba or Belida) in las Casas de Lipa -place of La Elipa, less than 10 km to the south of the urban center- assigned to the Bishoprics of Mentesa (Villanueva de la Fuente, Ciudad Real) (III century to VII century) and Ergávica (Santaver near Cañaveruelas, Cuenca) (600 to 693).

[edit] City foundation

[edit] External links

• Tourism Office of Villarrobledo
• Carnival of Villarrobledo
• Holy Week of Villarrobledo
• Viña Rock Music Festival
• Villarrobledo from the sky
• Villarrobledo category in DMOZ
• Citizen grouping Against the Pollution and the Bad Scents of Villarrobledo