Las Pedroñeras

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Las Pedroñeras is a small town and municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the central region of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, southwestern Spain.

It was founded around 1500, and it is believed that the name comes from "Pedro" (Stone in Spanish) + "Heras" (Farming Field in Spanish).

Las Pedroñeras has about 7000 people in the winter and 10,000 in the summer. Official data from INE is 7,058 inhabitants.

1 Typical products
2 External links
- 2.1 In Spanish
- 2.2 In English or other languages

[edit] Typical products

The main activity is garlic farming and wine making. Currently it produces about 60%^{[citation needed]} of the total Spanish garlic production. In Spain Pedroñeras is called the "Garlic Capital", because the good quality of its garlic, publicized on television by Karlos Arguiñano, a Spanish chef. Every summer the International Garlic Congress takes place in the town.

It is also known for a very highly rated restaurant.^{[citation needed]}