Almodóvar del Campo
| Almodóvar del Campo | ||
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 Almodóvar del Campo
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| Coordinates: 38°43′7″N 4°10′0″W / 38.71861°N 4.16667°W | ||
| Country | Spain | |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha | |
| Province | Ciudad Real | |
| Comarca | Campo de Calatrava | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | José Lozano Garcia | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,208.27 km2 (466.52 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 6,477 | |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Almodoveños | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Almodóvar del Campo is a town and municipality of Spain, in the province of Ciudad Real, some 14 km S.S.W. of Ciudad Real, on the northern side of the Sierra de Alcúdia. The etymological origin of Almodóvar is the Arabic: المدوّر, al-mudawwar, "round, circular (place)".
Almodóvar was a Moorish fortress in the Middle Ages. By the early 20th century it owed its prosperity to the nearness of the valuable Puertollano coal-field. Its manufactures included lace and linen and it had a trade in , oil and wine. South of the Sierra lies the Alcúdia Valley, which was used as pasture for immense flocks of sheep.
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