Noblejas is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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located in the

province of Toledo Toledo () is a Province (Spain), province of central Spain, in the western part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid Province, Madrid, Cuenca Province (Spai ...

Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Province of Albacete, Albacete, Province of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Province of Cuenca, Cuenca, Province of Guadalajar ...

. The municipality spans across a total area of 69.67 km² and, as of 1 January 2021, it has a registered population of 3,721. Radio Exterior (the Spanish state's international shortwave station) has transmitter its 0.5 km (500 yards) south of Noblejas. It belongs to the traditional ''comarca'' of

Mesa de Ocaña Mesa de Ocaña is a Comarcas of Spain, comarca in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, in the province of Toledo (province), Toledo. Its capital and administrative center is Ocaña, Spain, Ocaña. The comarca is located in the northeast part of the province ...

History

In 1149 it was reported to be a hamlet belonging to ''Aurelia'' (Oreja). By 1224, it was reported as a populated place attached to the

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. It was already a town by the early 15th century.

Demographics

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * Municipalities in the Province of Toledo {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub