Escalona is a municipality located in the north part of the province of
Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
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, which in turn is part of the
autonomous community of
Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2017 census (
INE), the municipality has a population of 3,240 inhabitants, most of whom are settled in several
housing estates such as
Ribera del Alberche,
Miragredos or
Castillo de Escalona.
The town is settled alongside the right side of the river
Alberche
The Alberche is a river in the provinces of Ávila, Madrid and Toledo, central Spain. It begins its course at 1,800 m in Fuente Alberche, San Martín de la Vega del Alberche municipal term, Ávila Province. It forms the natural division between ...
, in the
comarca of Torrijos, which is a part of the historical region of
New Castile.
The
Mudéjar-style
Castillo-Palacio de Escalona is the most characteristic building of the town, built in the 15th century.
Twin towns
*
Villena, Spain
*
Peñafiel, Spain
Peñafiel is a town in the Valladolid Province and the greater autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is best known for the Peñafiel Castle and for its medieval square used for bullfights and named " Plaza del Coso" (English: "Bul ...
Notable people
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Don Juan Manuel (1282-1348), writer
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Esteban de Aguilar y Zúñiga
Esteban de Aguilar y Zúñiga (13 August 1606 – 1681) was a Spanish theologian and writer. He was born in Escalona del Alberche on 13 August 1606 and died in Madrid some time after 1681. He was the son of writer and humanist Juan de Aguilar Vil ...
, theologian
References
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) websiteOfficial website of the "Diputación Provincial de Toledo"
Municipalities in the Province of Toledo
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