Viana de Jadraque

Viana de Jadraque municipality
Viana de Jadraque - town view
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Castile-La Mancha
Province :	Guadalajara
Comarca :	La Alcarria
Coordinates	41 ° 2 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  W
Height :	875  msnm
Area :	24.41 km²
Residents :	46 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	1.88 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	19295
Municipality number  ( INE ):	19314
administration
Website :	Viana de Jadraque

Viana de Jadraque is a central Spanish town and municipality ( municipio ) with only 46 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Guadalajara in the autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha . The municipality belongs to the sparsely populated region of the Serranía Celtibérica ; it lies at the once frequently used by merchants and pilgrims and from Alicante or Valencia to Burgos leading Ruta de la Lana .

Location and climate

The village of Viana de Jadraque, located about 875  m above sea level, is located on the Río Salado on the west side of the Iberian Mountains . The provincial capital Guadalajara is approx. 67 km (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction; the lovely town of Sigüenza is only 21 km to the northeast. The climate in winter is temperate, while in summer it is warm to hot; the rather low amounts of precipitation (approx. 475 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2019
Residents	177	252	236	53	46

Due to the mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the resulting loss of jobs, the population of the municipality has declined sharply since the middle of the 20th century ( rural exodus ).

economy

Due to the altitude of the community, farming was only possible to a very limited extent. That is why they devoted themselves - primarily to self-sufficiency - to livestock farming , whose durable or preserved products (animal skins and wool as well as cheese and sausages) were exchanged with traveling traders on the Ruta de la Lana or sold to them.

history

Remains of a Celtiberian castrum have been discovered in the municipality . However, there is a lack of knowledge from Roman and Visigothic times. In 712 Islamic-Moorish armies conquered the area; the Moors / Berbers ruled it until the reconquest ( reconquista ) in 1085 as King Alfonso VI. of León pushed the borders of the Christian sphere of influence up to the height of Toledo . In the 15th century the place came under the dominance of the city of Jadraque .

Attractions

• By a bell gable (espadaña) excessive nave Church of the Immaculate Conception (Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción) is a 19th century building. Until then, the small cemetery chapel served as the parish church.
• A wash house (lavadero) is on the outskirts.
• A water mill also served as a pottery.

Web links

Commons : Viana de Jadraque  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Viana de Jadraque, sights - photo + short information (Spanish)

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. ↑ Viana de Jadraque / Sigüenza - climate tables
3. ↑ Viana de Jadraque - population development
4. ↑ Viana de Jadraque - History