Manzanares, Ciudad Real

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Manzanares
Sunset in Manzanares
Sunset in Manzanares
Coat of arms of Manzanares
Manzanares is located in Spain
Manzanares
Manzanares
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°59′47″N 3°22′23″W / 38.99639°N 3.37306°W / 38.99639; -3.37306
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceCiudad Real
Area
 • Total
474 km2 (183 sq mi)
Elevation
654 m (2,146 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
18,043
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Manzanareño, Manzanareña
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13200
WebsiteOfficial website

Manzanares is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. It had a population of 18,924 as of 2014. It is located on the A-4 road route.

History

Historical research suggests that the populated place did not exist before 1240.[2] A commandery (encomienda) centre of the Order of Calatrava was created in Manzanares in the second half of the 13th century.[3] The Calatravan holding remained contiguous to the lands of the Order of Santiago throughout the late middle ages.[4] Population took off in the 14th century, and walls were built.[5]

The village of Llanos del Caudillo, established by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización in the 1950s and formerly depending from Manzanares, became a municipality in its own right in the 1990s.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Almagro Vidal 2008, p. 126.
  3. ^ Almagro Vidal 2008, p. 131.
  4. ^ Almagro Vidal 2008, p. 124.
  5. ^ Almagro Vidal 2008, p. 129.

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