Argamasilla de Alba
Located in Ciudad Real, Castille-La Mancha Coordinates: 39°02′10″ N 2°59′30″ W
- Population
- 7,376
- 7.4K
- Elevation
- 799 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Argamasilla de Alba
About Argamasilla de Alba
Argamasilla de Alba is a municipality. Location: Ciudad Real, Castille-La Mancha. Population: 7,376. Elevation: 799 m.
Argamasilla de Alba is a municipality in the Province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 6,791. According to local legend, Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes was held prisoner here, and refers to the municipality in the prologue of Don Quixote Part I, making a joke about imprisonment – "engendered in a jail" – because the word "argamasilla" is Spanish for "mortar".
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At a glance
- Area
- 24,182 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 18 of 102 places in Ciudad Real by population
- Nearest larger town: Tomelloso, 14 km N
- 4 sights and natural places within 10 km Castillo de Peñarroya, Laguna del Cenagal
- Listed here: Historic site: 1, Town: 1, Village: 1
Climate of Argamasilla de Alba
Best months for sightseeing: May, October.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 23° | 30° | 35° | 34° | 29° | 21° | 14° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 8° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 39 | 30 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 49 | 58 |
Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Airports nearest to Argamasilla de Alba
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid 169 km
- Córdoba Airport (ODB) Córdoba 209 km
- Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU) Corvera 213 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Places in Argamasilla de Alba
3 places-
Argamasilla de Alba Town6.9K
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Castillo de Peñarroya Historic site
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El Lobillo Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Laguna del Cenagal Lake, Alhambra8.4 km SE
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Laguna de la Coladilla Lake, Alhambra9.2 km SE
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Laguna de Cueva Morenilla Lake, Alhambra9.8 km SE
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Parque Natural las Lagunas de Ruidera Natural site, Ruidera11 km SE
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Plaza de Toros Attraction, Tomelloso13 km N
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Lagunas de Ruidera Lake, Alhambra12 km SE
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Museo Antonio Lopez Museum, Tomelloso13 km N
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Laguna del Rey Lake, Alhambra12 km SE
Sources & licences
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