Zorita de los Canes

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Zorita de los Canes, Spain
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Zorita de los Canes
Location in Guadalajara
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Zorita de los Canes
Location in Castilla-La Mancha
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Zorita de los Canes
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°19′53″N2°59′20″W / 40.33139°N 2.98889°W / 40.33139; -2.98889 [1]
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
Province Guadalajara
Comarca La Alcarria
Municipality Zorita de los Canes
Area
 • Total20.23 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2018) [2]
 • Total70
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Zorita de los Canes is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 98 inhabitants. The Castle of Zorita de los Canes-Alcazaba de Zorita is located in the municipality.

The castle was given to Alfonso VIII in 1174 and was in the possession of the Dukes of Pastrana until 1723, when ownership was given to the Counts of San Rafael. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "NGA: (WWW) Geonames Search - OGC Viewer WWW". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ↑ Weismuller, Alberto A. (1967), Castles from the Heart of Spain (hardcover ed.), Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., pp. 212–216

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