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Municipality in Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Las Pedroñeras
Municipality
Las PedroñerasLas Pedroñeras
Flag of Las PedroñerasFlagCoat of arms of Las PedroñerasCoat of arms
Las Pedroñeras is located in SpainLas PedroñerasLas PedroñerasLocation in Spain
Coordinates: 39°26′59″N 2°40′23″W / 39.44972°N 2.67306°W / 39.44972; -2.67306
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Castile-La Mancha
ProvinceCuenca
ComarcaLa Mancha
Government
 • MayorJose Manuel Tortosa Ruiz (PP)
Area
 • Total225 km (87 sq mi)
Elevation745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 • Total6,548
 • Density29/km (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (GMT +1)
Postal code16660
Area code+34 (Spain) + 969 (Cuenca)
Websitewww.laspedroneras.es

Las Pedroñeras is a small town and municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the central region of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, southwestern Spain.

It was founded around 1500, and it is believed that the name comes from "Pedro" (Stone in Spanish) + "Heras" (Farming Field in Spanish).

Las Pedroñeras has about 7000 people in the winter and 10,000 in the summer. Official data from INE is 7,058 inhabitants.

Typical products

The main activity is garlic farming and wine making. In Spain Pedroñeras is called the "Garlic Capital", because the good quality of its Ajos Morados (purple garlic), publicized on television by Karlos Arguiñano, a Spanish chef. Every summer the International Garlic Congress takes place in the town.

Notable people

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

In Spanish

In English or other languages

39°27′N 2°40′W / 39.450°N 2.667°W / 39.450; -2.667

Municipalities in the province of Cuenca
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