Alarcón (Spain)

Alarcón municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile-La Mancha
Province :	Cuenca
Coordinates	39 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 5 ′  W
Height :	831  msnm
Area :	119.96 km²
Residents :	148 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	1.23 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	16003
administration
Website :	www.cuenca.es

Alarcón is a medieval village in the province of Cuenca , perched on a mountain on the bends of the Júcar River . The townscape is determined by a well-preserved Arab fortress and castle from the 8th century, which dates from the time of the Reconquista . Parts of the castle are used today as a state-run Parador .

geography

The municipality is located 87 kilometers south of Cuenca at an altitude of 881 meters.

Attractions

• Castillo de Alarcón
• Plaza de Don Manuel
• Santo Domingo de Silos church from the 13th century
• San Juan Bautista Church from the 16th century
• Holy Trinity Church from the 13th and 16th centuries
• Santa Maria Church from the early 16th century

Personalities associated with the place

• Alfonso VIII (Castile) , King of Castile
• Juan Ruiz de Alarcón , playwright
• Don Juan Manuel , statesman and writer

Web links

Commons : Alarcón  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Parador von Alarcón ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.