Molina de Aragón
Appearance
Molina de Aragón, Spain | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Guadalajara |
Municipality | Molina de Aragón |
Area | |
• Total | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,478 |
• Density | 20.7/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,478 inhabitants. It holds the record (-28°C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain.[1]
On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-indepent fief.[2] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia, that is, by the grace of God.
Notes
- ^ Extreme temperatures in Spain
- ^ Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.
Gallery
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Alcázar of Molina de Aragón
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San Francisco Convent
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Cubillejo Church
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Old bridge