Villanueva de la Jara

Infobox City | official_name = Villanueva de la Jara, Spain | nickname = Spanish: "Jareño, jareña"

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subdivision_type = | subdivision_name = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Juan Francisco García Peraile (PSOE) | area_magnitude = 1 E9 | area_total_km2 = 156 | area_land_km2 = 156 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | population_as_of = 2006 | population_note =
population_total = 2132 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | latitude = 36º28' N | longitude = -6º12' W | website = | footnotes = |

Villanueva de la Jara is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 2,132.

ituation

It is located in la Manchuela Conquense, in the south of the Cuenca (province).

History

* Villanueva de la Jara was founded by an Alarcón’s inhabitants in 13th o 14th century.
* It got its independence in 1476 thanks to the Catholic Monarchs.
* The village participed actively in the Castilian War of the Communities.
* In the War of the Spanish Succession Charles VI looted and burned the village.
* In the Spanish Civil War the village had an aerodrome that was used by International Brigades.

Population

It has got a population of 2,132 (INE 2006).

Interesting places

*Nuestra Señora de la Asunción's parochial church.
*Discalced Carmelites Convent.
*Nuestra Señora del Carmen's church.
*San Antón's hermitage.
*Mayor Square.

Distance over some capitals

Madrid: 219,8 km
Valencia: 156,7 km
Cuenca: 84,6 km.
Albacete: 60,5 km.
Toledo: 207,8 km.

External links

* [http://www.villanuevadelajara.com Website about Villanueva de la Jara (Website no official).]
* [http://www.manchuelaconquense.com Website to the Manchuela Conquense]
* [http://www.do-manchuela.com Página de la Denominación de Origen Vino de la Manchuela]
* [http://www.armhcuenca.org/ Página de la Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica de Cuenca]
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus Mushroom]