Fuencaliente, Ciudad Real

Fuencaliente
Municipality
Panoramic view of Fuencaliente town
Panoramic view of Fuencaliente town
Coat of arms of Fuencaliente
Coat of arms
Fuencaliente is located in Spain
Fuencaliente
Fuencaliente
Coordinates: 38°24′19″N 4°18′19″W / 38.40528°N 4.30528°W / 38.40528; -4.30528
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
ProvinceCiudad Real
ComarcaFuencaliente-Sierra Madrona
Area
 • Total
269.85 km2 (104.19 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
1,031
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
DemonymCucón/Cucona
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13130
Peña Escrita cave paintings

Fuencaliente is a municipality located in Ciudad Real Province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2012 census, the municipality has a population of 1111 inhabitants. The village of Ventillas is part of its municipal term.[2]

Geography and history

The cave paintings of Peña Escrita and La Batanera are located in caves within the municipal limits of Fuencaliente and there are remains of human presence in the area since the Chalcolithic age.

The name Fuencaliente is derived from the Spanish term for hot springs and the town was mentioned in chronicles dating back to 1158 at the time of the foundation of the Order of Calatrava.[3]

1,332 m high Bañuela, the highest point of the whole Sierra Morena system, is located atop Sierra Madrona range near Fuencaliente.[4]

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ INE Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (INE)
  3. ^ "Fuencaliente. Noticias historicas". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. ^ "Mendikat - Bañuela ( 1.332 m )". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2013-04-15.

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