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Herencia

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Area
  
227 km²

Province
  
Province of Ciudad Real

Population
  
8,847 (2014)

Local time
  
Friday 7:19 AM

Weather
  
8°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 72% Humidity

Herencia is a municipality located in Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 8,500. The postal code is 13640. It's located 150 km away from the south of Madrid.

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Map of 13640 Herencia, Ciudad Real, Spain

Herencia is located on part of the eighth stretch of Don Quixote's route; a route which passes through different towns of Castilla-La Mancha. Two medium-sized hills are found behind the village on which windmills are placed.

Interesting monuments and places

  • The Church of La Inmaculada Concepción
  • The Church of Our Lady of Mercy, which was a Mercedarian monastery in the past.
  • The Windmills
  • "La copa", a water tank created in 1946, located next to the natural reserve of "La Pedriza".
  • "Los Caños", old fountains that supplied water to the town in the past.
  • The Public Park, where we can find a great variety of natural vegetation of the area.
  • The hermitages of San Cristóbal, San Bartolomé, San Antón, La Asunción (commonly called "La Labradora"), el Santo Cristo de la Misericordia, San José and La Encarnación.

    • References

    Herencia Wikipedia
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