Molina de Aragón

Molina de Aragón, Spain
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Molina de Aragón, Spain Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 40°50′38″N 1°53′19″W / 40.84389°N 1.88861°W / 40.84389; -1.88861
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Guadalajara
Comarca	Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Government
– Mayor	David Pascual Herrera
Area
– Total	168.33 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation	1,065 m (3,494 ft)
Population (2009)
– Total	3,671
– Density	21.8/km2 (56.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	19300
Website	Official website

Tower of Aragon.

Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It holds the record (-28°C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain.^[1]

It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was conquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-indepent fief.^[2] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God").

• Medieval alcazar (10th-11th centuries), the largest in the province
• Roman bridge (Puente Viejo)
• Convent of St. Francis
• Giraldo (St. Francis Church Bell Tower)
• Church of Santa Clara
• Church of Santa María de San Gil

Old bridge over the Gallo river, 13th century, in the background the Medieval alcazar of Molina de Aragón, Spain.

Giraldo on top of St. Francis Church bell Tower.

A typical inn (built 1826) at Molina de Aragón, Spain.

Notes

1. ^ Extreme temperatures in Spain
2. ^ Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.