Torrenueva

Torrenueva
Municipality
Torrenueva Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Torrenueva
Coordinates: 38°38′24.3″N3°21′54.4″W / 38.640083°N 3.365111°W / 38.640083; -3.365111
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castilla-La Mancha
Province	Ciudad Real
Government
• Mayor	Julián León
Area
• Total	142.2 km2 (54.9 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2021)
• Total	2,637
• Density	18.54/km2 (48.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	13740
Area code	13085
Website	Official 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  [ es ], 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.