Santa Cruz de la Zarza
| Santa Cruz de la Zarza municipality | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : | Castile-La Mancha | ||
| Province : | Toledo | ||
| Comarca : | Mesa de Ocaña | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 790 msnm | ||
| Area : | 264.54 km² | ||
| Residents : | 4,129 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 15.61 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 45370 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 45156 | ||
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| Mayor : | Román Muñoz Sánchez (since 2007) | ||
Santa Cruz de la Zarza is a Spanish municipality in the province of Toledo with 4129 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It is located in the Castile-La Mancha region on the railway line from Toledo to Cuenca .
The economy used to be based on agriculture, mainly viticulture, olive trees and grain. Meanwhile, the share of craft and industry is growing more and more.
The most important celebration takes place at the end of August in honor of the Nuestra Señora del Rosario .
history
The village was an important communication hub in the times of the Romans, Visigoths and Arabs. Because of its location above the Tajo Valley, the place was always expanded with fortifications by the respective rulers.
Santa Cruz was a base of the Military Order of St. Jacob until 1175, when an encomienda was set up after confirmation from Pope Alexander III .
Because of its increasing importance, it became the capital of the "encomienda" in 1242, under the "maestrazgo" of Rodrigo Iñiguez.
In 1253 the order leader Pelay Perez Correa signed the charter of the town.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
