Villarrobledo
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Renaissance portico of City Hall (1599)
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 Villarrobledo
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| Coordinates: 39°16′0″N 2°36′0″W / 39.26667°N 2.60000°W | |||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous Community |
 Castile-La Mancha
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| Province | Albacete | ||
| Comarca | Mancha Alta Albaceteña | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Valentín Bueno Vargas (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 862 km2 (333 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation(AMSL) | 721 m (2,365 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 26,583 | ||
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 02600 | ||
| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 967 (Albacete) | ||
| Website | www |
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| 2003–2007 legislature | |
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| 1. Pedro Antonio Ruiz Santos (Alcalde- Presidente) 2. José Antonio Cabañero Losa 3. Carmen Martínez Parra 4. Antonio Arribas Castillo 5. María José Parra Jareño 6. Juan Luis Íñiguez Perea 7. María Paz Saez Montejano 8. Juan Ramon Martínez Valero 9. María Rosario Herrera Gómez 10. Marco Antonio Blázquez Herreros 11. María Elvira Calero Nueda 12. Andrés Jiménez Collado |
PSOE |
| 1. Bernardo Cabañero González 2. Roman Lacoba Martínez 3. Caridad Martínez Marhuenda 4. Mariano López Ortiz |
AIV |
| 1. Maria Belen Alite Landete 2. Antonio Sánchez Moreno 3. Luis Martínez García |
PP |
| 1. Rafael Núñez Paez 2. Teresa Lozano Laguía |
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| ^1 Chosen originally under PP | |
Villarrobledo is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It's better known for having the world's largest area covered by vineyards (more than 30,000 has., approximately 48,000,000 of vines) as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen. Also, it is an important center of Manchego cheese production and export and has other important industries like metallurgy and transportation.
The city celebrates a number of events, including the (Spanish), the (Spanish), the Holy Week and the International Chess Open 'Ciudad de Villarrobledo'.
Villarrobledo is located in the center of La Mancha, a Spanish region with approximately 26.000 km² of almost perfect plain, on the eastern half of the Submeseta Meridional with elevation between 600 and 800 meters above sea level, and bordered by the Montes de Toledo, Sierra Morena, Sierra de Alcaraz and Serranía de Cuenca.
Villarrobledo has a climate that registers extreme temperatures: very low in winter (there have been produced values below −20°) and very high in summer (over 40°). The dominant winds are Solano (from the east) in summer, Cierzo (cold wind from the northwest) in winter and Ábrego (from the southwest) throughout the year. Regardless of these contrasts, the winter cold and the summer heat are dry. Spring and autumn are agreeable.
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