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 2019 it had a population of 258,890 people. The population of the province has grown in the last 10 years. It is located in the centre ...
, Spain. According to the 2023
census
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(
INE), the municipality had a population of 434 inhabitants.
The
Castle of Atienza is situated here.
There were ancient
Celtiberian settlements in the
Cerro del Padrastro.
Geology
Atienza, as well as the area surrounding it, is located in the transition zone between the
Sistema Ibérico
The Iberian System 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 the Iberian Peninsula, but ...
and the
Sistema Central
The Central System, Spanish language, Spanish and , 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 north, ...
.
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
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Juan Bravo
Juan Bravo de Lagunas y Mendoza (c. 1483, Atienza–24 April 1521, Villalar de los Comuneros) was a Castilian Nobleman and one of the leaders of the rebel Comuneros, the local councils that rebelled against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Em ...
was born in Atienza.
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Luisa de Medrano was born in Atienza. (August 9th, 1484).
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Garcí Bravo de Medrano, perpetual alcaide of Atienza castle.
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Bonifacio Escudero, worked as a doctor, has a street to his name.
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de Atienza*
Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara
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