Abia de la Obispalía
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Abia de la Obispalía is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha,
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
. It has a population of 61 as of 2020. A prestigious late
Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
hoard of gold jewellery was found in a cave near the village in the early twentieth century. Known as the Abia de la Obispalia Hoard, it is now in the
British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
's collection.


Tourism

* Abia de la Obispalía Castle, of Roman origin


References

Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca {{Cuenca-geo-stub