Orgaz

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Orgaz
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Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°38′48″N3°52′38″W / 39.64667°N 3.87722°W / 39.64667; -3.87722
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous Community Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg  Castile-La Mancha
Province Toledo
Comarca Montes de Toledo
Municipality Orgaz
Area
 • Total154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Elevation
744 m (2,441 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total2,624
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Orgaz is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2012 census, the municipality had a population of 2804 inhabitants, but it has since declined. [2]

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Burial of the Count of Orgaz

The town has an association with El Greco's famous painting "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz", although the work in question is in Toledo rather than Orgaz. It depicts Don Gonzalo Ruíz, native of Toledo and lord of the town of Orgaz.

The lords of Orgaz built the town's castle in the 14th century.

Castle of Orgaz (back side view) Castillo de Orgaz--1.JPG
Castle of Orgaz (back side view)

Arisgotas

Arisgotas is a village in the municipality which is about 5km from Orgaz. It now has a population of 30, [3] but was originally a municipality in its own right: it merged with Orgaz in the 19th century. [4]

The church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion at Arisgotas Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Arisgotas 01.jpg
The church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción at Arisgotas

The name may refer to "Goths" and it is known that the Visigoths settled in the area. In the 21st century a museum of Visigothic art was established in the village. It features spolia from the archaeological site of Los Hitos which was formerly used as a quarry by local villagers. [5]

At Los Hitos, archaeologists have identified various Visigothic buildings including the remains of a church which was converted into a mosque during the Islamic period, which began in the 8th century. [6] [7] The site fell into ruin after the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI of León and Castile. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ↑ Toledo: Población por municipios y sexo. INE
  3. 1 2 Olaya, Vicente (January 2019). "The first 'skyscraper' of the Middle Ages was in Toledo".
  4. ↑ "Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842 - Arisgotas" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Visigoth Art Museum of Arisgotas". www.turismocastillalamancha.es. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Olaya, Vicente (5 November 2019). "Inside Toledo's Visigothic city". El Pais in English.
  7. ↑ "Los Hitos". cultura.castillalamancha.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-08.



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