Miguelturrais amunicipalityofSpainlocated in theprovince of Ciudad Real,Castilla–La Mancha.[2]The municipality spans across a total area of 118.12 km2and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 15,498.[2]
Miguelturra | |
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  Miguelturra Location in Spain  Miguelturra Miguelturra (Spain) | |
| Coordinates:38°58′N3°57′W/ 38.967°N 3.950°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Ciudad Real |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Román Rivero Nieto (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.12 km2(45.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 15,316 |
| • Density | 130/km2(340/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Miguelturreños |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 13650 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editLocated within the possessions of theOrder of Calatrava—theCampo de Calatrava—the masters of the Order established a market in the village seeking to disrupt the economic activity of nearbyCiudad Real,arealengotown embedded within the Calatravan territory.[3]The order's feudal authority frequently quarrelled with the royal ones in Ciudad Real. In the 14th century troops from the latter stormed Miguelturra in seven occasions.
Currently Miguelturra is separate from Ciudad Real by just 500 meters.
References
edit- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^ab"Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales".Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital.Retrieved19 May2021.
- ^Blázquez, Antonio(1915)."La Puerta de Toledo de Ciudad Real".Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia.66.Madrid:Real Academia de la Historia:292.ISSN0034-0626– viaBiblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
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