Torrenueva

Torrenueva
Torrenueva Town Hall
Torrenueva
Coordinates: 38°38′24.3″N 3°21′54.4″W / 38.640083°N 3.365111°W / 38.640083; -3.365111
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla-La Mancha
ProvinceCiudad Real
Government
 • MayorJulián León
Area
 • Total
142.2 km2 (54.9 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2021)
 • Total
2,637
 • Density18.54/km2 (48.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
13740
Area code13085
WebsiteOfficial website

Torrenueva is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It has a population of 2,637.

Torrenueva lies in the southern Meseta Central on the left bank of the Jabalón.[1]

It was mentioned as early as 1243 as a settlement part of the Campo de Montiel, a dominion of the Order of Santiago.[2] In 1440, it was gifted a carta puebla ('population charter') that acknowledged a series of privileges, including the right to enjoy its own council.[3]

References

  1. ^ Campos Carrero 1996, p. 293.
  2. ^ Campos Carrero, Julián de (1996). "Arte y sociedad de Torrenueva en los siglos XVI y XVII" (PDF). Cuadernos de Estudios Manchegos. 22: 294. ISSN 0526-2623.
  3. ^ Madrid Medina, Angela (2004). "Ordenamiento jurídico en Castilla-La Mancha: la presencia de las órdenes militares" (PDF). Revista de Historia Jerónimo Zurita (78–79). Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico: 244. ISSN 0214-0993.