Atienza () is a municipality located in the
province of Guadalajara
Guadalajara () is a province of Spain, belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2013 it had a population of 257,723 people. The population of the province has grown in the last 10 years. It is located in the centre of ...
, Spain. According to the 2006
census
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(
INE
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), the municipality had a population of 437 inhabitants.
The
Castle of Atienza
The Castle of Atienza (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Castillo de Atienza'') is a castle located in Atienza, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1931. Standing high on a rock, it can be seen from miles around. The castle frequent ...
is situated here.
There were ancient
Celtiberian settlements in the
Cerro del Padrastro.
Atienza y su Tierra
Geology
Atienza, as well as the area surrounding it, is located in the transition zone between the Sistema Ibérico
The Iberian System ( es, Sistema Ibérico, ) is one of the major systems of mountain ranges in Spain.
It consists of a vast and complex area of mostly relatively high and rugged mountain chains and massifs located in the central region of th ...
and the Sistema Central
The Central System, Spanish and pt, Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.
The Central System is located just north of the 40th parallel a ...
.
Gallery
File:Vista de Atienza, España, 2015-12-28, DD 148.JPG, View of Atienza
File:Arco Atienza.jpg, A gate of the medieval Atienza's City Walls
File:Atienza 1.jpg, A street of Atienza
File:Cementerio e iglesia de Santa María del Rey en Atienza.jpg, Cemetery and Romanesque Church of Santa María del Rey
File:Castillo atienza.jpg, Castle of Atienza
File:Vista del Castillo e Iglesia de Santa María del Rey.JPG, Castle of Atienza and Santa María del Rey church
Notable people
Juan Bravo
Juan Bravo (c. 1483, Atienza–24 April 1521, Villalar de los Comuneros) was a leader of the rebel Comuneros in the Castilian Revolt of the Comuneros.
His father was Gonzalo Ortega Bravo de Laguna, and his mother was María de Mendoza, daugh ...
was born in Atienza.
Luisa de Medrano
Luisa de Medrano (Atienza 9 August 1484 – 1527), was a Spanish scholar. She is known as the first female Professor in the Universtiy of Salamanca. Luisa belonged to the group of Renaissance women who were famous for their knowledge and called by ...
was born in Atienza. (August 9th, 1484)
Bonifacio Escudero, worked as a doctor, has a street to his name.
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de Atienza
Villa de Atienza
Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara
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