Molina de Aragón
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| 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 (64.99 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 3,671 | ||
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 19300 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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 reconquered 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-independent fief.[2] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God").
Main sights
- 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
- Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, Molina de Aragon is within this Geopark.
Climate
Molina de Aragón has an atypical variety of the oceanic climate with semi-arid influences. Due to its irregular precipitation patterns the location does not fall into the clear mediterranean zones to the south-west or the semi-arid that is common in the region, with significant precipitation in the summer and very low in the winter.
| Climate data for Molina de Aragón 1062m (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
30.0 (86) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.0 (68) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
18.06 (64.53) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
10.56 (51.01) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.0 (41) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
3.9 (39) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.06 (37.49) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.0 (32) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27 (1.06) |
27 (1.06) |
28 (1.1) |
50 (1.97) |
66 (2.6) |
48 (1.89) |
22 (0.87) |
26 (1.02) |
47 (1.85) |
50 (1.97) |
39 (1.54) |
36 (1.42) |
466 (18.35) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 135 | 154 | 202 | 195 | 222 | 271 | 327 | 304 | 231 | 174 | 128 | 112 | 2,440 |
| Source #1: [3] | |||||||||||||
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Notes
- ↑ Extreme temperatures in Spain
- ↑ Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cite error: Invalid
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