Almagro, Ciudad Real
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Plaza Mayor
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 Almagro
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| Coordinates: 38°53′16″N 3°42′44″W / 38.88778°N 3.71222°WCoordinates: 38°53′16″N 3°42′44″W / 38.88778°N 3.71222°W | |||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Castile-La Mancha
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| Province | Ciudad Real | ||
| Comarca | Campo de Calatrava | ||
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| • Alcalde | Luis Maldonado Fernández de Tejada (2007) (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 249.73 km2 (96.42 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 646 m (2,119 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 8,581 | ||
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Almagreño/ña | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 13270 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Almagro (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈmaɣɾo]) is a town and municipality situated in Ciudad Real province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. A tourist destination, Almagro is designated a Conjunto histórico, a type of conservation area.
Almagro lies within small Paleozoic mountain ranges, with some reserves of shallow creeks, including the Pellejero and de Cuetos. It also lies within a volcanic zone (Cerrro de la Yezosa), which lies upon a quartzite massif. It makes the zone particularly unique, together with that of the zones of Olot and Cabo de Gata, in the sense that it is one of the few important zones of volcanic origin in the Iberian Peninsula. An International Festival of Classical Theater has also been celebrated here annually since 1978.
It is uncertain when humans first settled in the area of Almagro. There may have been a Bronze Age settlement; a theory supported by archaeological findings in the Casas Maestrales (complex of houses associated with the Order of Calatrava) and in spots outside of the town center. During the Roman era, it seems to have been inhabited, according to the scholar Galiano y Ortega, who argued that he saw the remains of an aqueduct, which were discovered during the construction of the present-day Paseo de la Estación. Roman coins have been found, as well as a headstone from this era, which can now be seen in the Town Hall; the headstone was discovered near the Roman bridge at Zuqueca, in Granátula.
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