Molina de Aragón
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Molina de Aragón, Spain | |||
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Molina de Aragón, Spain | |||
Coordinates: 40°50′46″N 1°53′11″W / 40.84611°N 1.88639°WCoordinates: 40°50′46″N 1°53′11″W / 40.84611°N 1.88639°W | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha | ||
Province | Guadalajara | ||
Comarca | Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | David Pascual Herrera | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 168.33 km2 (64.99 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 3,671 | ||
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 19300 | ||
Website | Official website |
Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It holds the record (−28°C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain.[1]
It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was conquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-independent fief.[2] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God").
Main sights
- Medieval alcazar (10th–11th centuries), the largest in the province
- Roman bridge (Puente Viejo)
- Convent of St. Francis
- Giraldo (St. Francis Church Bell Tower)
- Church of Santa Clara
- Church of Santa María de San Gil
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Notes
- ↑ Extreme temperatures in Spain
- ↑ Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.
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