Herencia

Coordinates: 39°22′1″N 3°21′18″W / 39.36694°N 3.35500°W / 39.36694; -3.35500
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Herencia
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Church of the Immaculate Conception
UTC+2 (CEST)
Websiteherencia.es

Herencia is a

Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. As of 2020, It had a population of 8,456.[1]
The postal code is 13640. It's located 150 km away from the south of Madrid.

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. It has an average elevation of 650 meters above the sea level.[2]

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

  1. ^ "Localities in Herencia (Ciudad Real Province, Spain) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Herencia topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 28 September 2023.