Herencia is a municipality located in the Province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. As of 2020, It had a population of 8,456.[1] The postal code is 13640. It's located 150 km away from the south of Madrid.
Herencia | |
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 Church of the Immaculate Conception | |
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  Herencia Location in Spain  Herencia Herencia (Castilla-La Mancha) | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′1″N 3°21′18″W / 39.36694°N 3.35500°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Ciudad Real |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio García Navas Corrales (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.75 km2 (87.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,456 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | herencia |
Herencia is located on part of the eighth stretch of Don Quixote's route; a route which passes through different towns of Castilla-La Mancha. Two medium-sized hills are found behind the village on which windmills are placed. It has an average elevation of 650 meters above the sea level.[2]
Interesting monuments and places
edit- The Church of La Inmaculada Concepción
- The Church of Our Lady of Mercy, which was a Mercedarian monastery in the past.
- The Windmills
- "La copa", a water tank created in 1946, located next to the natural reserve of "La Pedriza".
- "Los Caños", old fountains that supplied water to the town in the past.
- The Public Park, where we can find a great variety of natural vegetation of the area.
- The hermitages of San Cristóbal, San Bartolomé, San Antón, La Asunción (commonly called "La Labradora"), el Santo Cristo de la Misericordia, San José and La Encarnación.
References
edit- ^ "Localities in Herencia (Ciudad Real Province, Spain) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Herencia topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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