Miguelturra is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 118.12 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 15,498.[2]

Miguelturra
Flag of Miguelturra
Coat of arms of Miguelturra
Miguelturra is located in Castilla-La Mancha
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Miguelturra
Location in Spain
Miguelturra is located in Spain
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Miguelturra
Miguelturra (Spain)
Coordinates: 38°58′N 3°57′W / 38.967°N 3.950°W / 38.967; -3.950
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceCiudad Real
Government
 • MayorRomán Rivero Nieto (PSOE)
Area
 • Total118.12 km2 (45.61 sq mi)
Elevation
635 m (2,083 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total15,316
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
DemonymMiguelturreños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13650
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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Located within the possessions of the Order of Calatrava—the Campo de Calatrava—the masters of the Order established a market in the village seeking to disrupt the economic activity of nearby Ciudad Real, a realengo town embedded within the Calatravan territory.[3] The order's feudal authority frequently quarrelled with the royal ones in Ciudad Real. In the 14th century troops from the latter stormed Miguelturra in seven occasions.

Currently Miguelturra is separate from Ciudad Real by just 500 meters.

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ a b "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ Blázquez, Antonio (1915). "La Puerta de Toledo de Ciudad Real". Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia. 66. Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia: 292. ISSN 0034-0626 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.