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Not very cold for spanish standards, but surely cold. Remember that much of hinterland Spain registers temperatures below 0ºC on winter, but not for that long. Winters that are very cold for spanish standards are like the highest elevations of Sierra Nevada or Pyrenees.
 
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official_name = Molina de Aragón, Spain |
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'''Molina de Aragón''' is a municipality located in the [[province of Guadalajara]], [[Castile-La Mancha]], Spain. According to the 2009 [[census]] ([[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]]), the municipality had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It held the record (−28.2&nbsp;°C) for the lowest temperature measured by a [[meteorological station]] in Spain, and now it's on the third place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Temperaturas históricas en España |url=https://www.eltiempo.es/noticias/record-de-tempertatura-minima-mas-baja-en-espana |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=El Tiempo}}</ref>

It was the seat of the [[taifa of Molina]], a [[Moors|Moorish]] independent state, before it was reconquered 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.<ref>Simon Barton, ''The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.</ref> He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina ''Dei gratia'' ("[[by the grace of God]]"). Molina is also the type location of the carbonate mineral [[aragonite]].

==Main sights==

*Medieval [[Castle of Molina de Aragón|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''
*Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, Molina de Aragon is within this [[Geopark]].

==List of settlements in the municipality==
* [[Anchuela del Pedregal]]
* [[Cubillejo de la Sierra]]
* [[Cubillejo del Sitio]]
* [[Novella, Spain|Novella]]
* [[Tordelpalo]]

==Climate==
Molina de Aragón has a [[mediterranean climate|warm-summer mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csb'') with some [[semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] influences. Precipitation is irregular throughout the year, with most rainfall occurring during spring and autumn. Winters are cool (cold for Spanish standards) with temperatures often below {{convert|0|C|F}} due to its altitude and its inland location. Summers are warm with mean maximum around {{convert|30|C|F}} while the nights remain relatively cool.
{{Weather box|location = Molina de Aragón 1062m (1991–2020), extremes (1949-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 21.4
|Feb record high C = 26.8
|Mar record high C = 26.8
|Apr record high C = 29.6
|May record high C = 33.2
|Jun record high C = 37.8
|Jul record high C = 38.0
|Aug record high C = 38.0
|Sep record high C = 36.4
|Oct record high C = 30.0
|Nov record high C = 23.6
|Dec record high C = 19.2
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 8.8
|Feb high C = 10.8
|Mar high C = 14.4
|Apr high C = 16.5
|May high C = 20.9
|Jun high C = 26.1
|Jul high C = 30.0
|Aug high C = 29.7
|Sep high C = 24.3
|Oct high C = 18.4
|Nov high C = 12.0
|Dec high C = 9.2
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 2.8
|Feb mean C = 3.9
|Mar mean C = 6.8
|Apr mean C = 9.1
|May mean C = 13.1
|Jun mean C = 17.5
|Jul mean C = 20.4
|Aug mean C = 20.3
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 11.2
|Nov mean C = 6.0
|Dec mean C = 3.3
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -3.3
|Feb low C = -3.0
|Mar low C = -0.8
|Apr low C = 1.7
|May low C = 5.2
|Jun low C = 8.8
|Jul low C = 10.9
|Aug low C = 10.9
|Sep low C = 7.4
|Oct low C = 4.1
|Nov low C = 0.0
|Dec low C = -2.6
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -28.2
|Feb record low C = -20.2
|Mar record low C = -15.6
|Apr record low C = -8.6
|May record low C = -5.2
|Jun record low C = -1.8
|Jul record low C = 1.0
|Aug record low C = 0.0
|Sep record low C = -3.6
|Oct record low C = -6.4
|Nov record low C = -15.6
|Dec record low C = -28.0
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 27.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 24.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 36.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 49.7
|May precipitation mm = 59.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 44.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 18.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 23.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 42.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 46.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 39.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 30.9
|year precipitation mm =
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.7
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 8.8
|May precipitation days = 8.7
|Jun precipitation days = 6.1
|Jul precipitation days = 2.8
|Aug precipitation days = 3.0
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 6.9
|Dec precipitation days = 5.9
|year precipitation days =
| Jan snow days =5.2
| Feb snow days =4.3
| Mar snow days =3.6
| Apr snow days =1.9
| May snow days =0.3
| Jun snow days =0
| Jul snow days =0
| Aug snow days =0
| Sep snow days =0
| Oct snow days =0.2
| Nov snow days =1.6
| Dec snow days =2.2
| year snow days =
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 67
|Mar humidity = 63
|Apr humidity = 62
|May humidity = 58
|Jun humidity = 53
|Jul humidity = 47
|Aug humidity = 48
|Sep humidity = 57
|Oct humidity = 67
|Nov humidity = 73
|Dec humidity = 76
|year humidity =
|Jan sun = 133
|Feb sun = 155
|Mar sun = 202
|Apr sun = 207
|May sun = 239
|Jun sun = 282
|Jul sun = 335
|Aug sun = 307
|Sep sun = 237
|Oct sun = 177
|Nov sun = 120
|Dec sun = 115
|year sun =
|source 1 = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia]]<ref>{{cite web |url =https://www.aemet.es/es/datos_abiertos/AEMET_OpenData |title=AEMET OpenData|publisher=Aemet.es|access-date = 4 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos?w=0&k=clm&l=3013&datos=det|title=Molina de Aragón Climate Extremes|publisher=Aemet.es |access-date = 6 December 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Notable persons==
'''Molina de Aragón''' is a municipality located in the [[Guadalajara (province)|province of Guadalajara]], [[Castile-La Mancha]], [[Spain]]. According to the [[2004]] [[census]] ([[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]]), the municipality has a population of 3,478 inhabitants.


* [[Claro Abánades López]] (1879-1973), Carlist politician and publisher
{{Municipalities in Guadalajara}}
* [[Romualdo de Toledo y Robles]] (1895-1974), Carlist politician and longtime high official of Ministry of Education
* [[José María Araúz de Robles Estremera]] (1898-1977), Carlist politician and bull-breeder


== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
Parador Santa Rita, Molina de Aragón.jpg|A typical inn (built 1826) at Molina de Aragón, Spain.
Puente Viejo - Castillo, Molina.jpg|Old bridge over the [[Gallo river]], 13th century, in the background the Medieval alcazar of Molina de Aragón, Spain.
Giraldo.jpg|Giraldo on top of St. Francis Church bell Tower.
Posada de los Comuneros, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, España, 2017-05-25, DD 16.jpg|Posada de los Comuneros.
WLM14ES - 02082003 125604 1812 - .jpg|Tower of Aragon.
</gallery>


== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 8 January 2025

Molina de Aragón, Spain
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Molina de Aragón is located in Province of Guadalajara
Molina de Aragón
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Location in the Province of Guadalajara
Molina de Aragón is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Molina de Aragón
Molina de Aragón
Location in Castile-La Mancha
Molina de Aragón is located in Spain
Molina de Aragón
Molina de Aragón
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 40°50′46″N 1°53′11″W / 40.84611°N 1.88639°W / 40.84611; -1.88639
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
ProvinceGuadalajara
ComarcaSeñorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Government
 • MayorDavid Pascual Herrera
Area
 • Total
168.33 km2 (64.99 sq mi)
Elevation
1,065 m (3,494 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
3,295
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19300
WebsiteOfficial 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 had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It held the record (−28.2 °C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain, and now it's on the third place.[2]

It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was reconquered 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.[3] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God"). Molina is also the type location of the carbonate mineral aragonite.

Main sights

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  • 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
  • Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, Molina de Aragon is within this Geopark.

List of settlements in the municipality

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Climate

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Molina de Aragón has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb) with some semi-arid influences. Precipitation is irregular throughout the year, with most rainfall occurring during spring and autumn. Winters are cool (cold for Spanish standards) with temperatures often below 0 °C (32 °F) due to its altitude and its inland location. Summers are warm with mean maximum around 30 °C (86 °F) while the nights remain relatively cool.

Climate data for Molina de Aragón 1062m (1991–2020), extremes (1949-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		29.6
(85.3) 		33.2
(91.8) 		37.8
(100.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.4
(97.5) 		30.0
(86.0) 		23.6
(74.5) 		19.2
(66.6) 		38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.7
(85.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.0
(53.6) 		9.2
(48.6) 		18.4
(65.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0) 		3.9
(39.0) 		6.8
(44.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.9
(60.6) 		11.2
(52.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		3.3
(37.9) 		10.9
(51.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		1.7
(35.1) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.8
(47.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		10.9
(51.6) 		7.4
(45.3) 		4.1
(39.4) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.3
(37.9)
Record low °C (°F) −28.2
(−18.8) 		−20.2
(−4.4) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−28.2
(−18.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.5
(1.08) 		24.2
(0.95) 		36.6
(1.44) 		49.7
(1.96) 		59.7
(2.35) 		44.9
(1.77) 		18.0
(0.71) 		23.8
(0.94) 		42.6
(1.68) 		46.1
(1.81) 		39.1
(1.54) 		30.9
(1.22) 		443.1
(17.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5.7 5.2 6.9 8.8 8.7 6.1 2.8 3.0 4.7 7.5 6.9 5.9 72.2
Average snowy days 5.2 4.3 3.6 1.9 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.6 2.2 19.3
Average relative humidity (%) 74 67 63 62 58 53 47 48 57 67 73 76 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 133 155 202 207 239 282 335 307 237 177 120 115 2,509
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia[4][5]

Notable persons

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  • A typical inn (built 1826) at Molina de Aragón, Spain.
    A typical inn (built 1826) at Molina de Aragón, Spain.
  • Old bridge over the Gallo river, 13th century, in the background the Medieval alcazar of Molina de Aragón, Spain.
    Old bridge over the Gallo river, 13th century, in the background the Medieval alcazar of Molina de Aragón, Spain.
  • Giraldo on top of St. Francis Church bell Tower.
    Giraldo on top of St. Francis Church bell Tower.
  • Posada de los Comuneros.
    Posada de los Comuneros.
  • Tower of Aragon.
    Tower of Aragon.

Notes

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Temperaturas históricas en España". El Tiempo. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.
  4. ^ "AEMET OpenData". Aemet.es. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Molina de Aragón Climate Extremes". Aemet.es. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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