Molina de Aragón
Place in Castile-La Mancha, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It held the record (−28.2 °C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain, and now it's on the third place.[2]
Molina de Aragón, Spain | |
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Coordinates: 40°50′46″N 1°53′11″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Guadalajara |
Comarca | Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo |
Government | |
• Mayor | David Pascual Herrera |
Area | |
• Total | 168.33 km2 (64.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 3,295 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 19300 |
Website | Official website |
It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was reconquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-independent fief.[3] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God"). Molina is also the type location of the carbonate mineral aragonite.