Las Pedroñeras is a small town and
municipality
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in the province of
Cuenca, in the central region of the
autonomous community
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of
Castile-La Mancha, southwestern
Spain
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It was founded around 1500, and it is believed that the name comes from "Pedro" (Stone in Spanish) + "Heras" (Farming Field in Spanish).
Las Pedroñeras has about 7000 people in the winter and 10,000 in the summer. Official data from
INE
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is 7,058 inhabitants.
Typical products
The main activity is
garlic farming and
wine
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making. In Spain Pedroñeras is called the "Garlic Capital", because the good quality of its ''Ajos Morados'' (purple garlic), publicized on television by
Karlos Arguiñano
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, a Spanish chef. Every summer the
International Garlic Congress takes place in the town.
Notable people
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Asunción de Zea-Bermúdez (1862-1936), writer and essayist
References
External links
In Spanish
Las Pedroñeras Town HallLas PedroñerasNews about Las PedroñerasLas Pedroñeras
In English or other languages
Info about the Pedroñeras' GarlicSpanish Garlic from Las PedroñerasGarlic
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