Villacañas | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Villacañas  Villacañas | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′N 3°20′W / 39.633°N 3.333°W / 39.633; -3.333 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Area | |
• Total | 269 km2 (104 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Highest elevation (El Romeral) | 877 m (2,877 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,411 |
| • Density | 35.0/km2 (90.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Villacañas is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Geography
To the northwest of the town, the planiform relief of La Mancha is interrupted by the Sierra de El Romeral, a hill range following a NE-SE direction.[2] At 877 metres above sea level, the highest point in the municipality is the so-called Pico de El Romeral, coterminous with the municipality of El Romeral.[3] The town is located at about 668 metres above mean sea level.[4] To the east and south of the town, the flat territory features an endorheic lagoon system, as well as the course of the Riánsares, a tributary of the Cigüela.[5]
History
In 1183, the territory became a possession of the Knights Hospitaller, whose priorial administration was based in Consuegra.[6] Villacañas (or Villar de Cannas, as it was formerly cited)[7] received a population charter in 1230.[6][8] Instances of local microtoponyms suggest that the population of the territory may had been carried out by settlers from Segovia and Galicia.[9] On 12 May 1557, the place received the privilege of township.[6]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 6,212 | — |
| 1910 | 6,700 | +7.9% |
| 1920 | 7,778 | +16.1% |
| 1930 | 9,202 | +18.3% |
| 1940 | 9,137 | −0.7% |
| 1950 | 10,772 | +17.9% |
| 1960 | 10,113 | −6.1% |
| 1970 | 9,883 | −2.3% |
| 1981 | 8,251 | −16.5% |
| 1991 | 8,711 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 9,393 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 10,641 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 9,434 | −11.3% |
| 2023 | 9,511 | +0.8% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||
References
- National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- Sesmero Ortiz 2021, p. 112.
- Sesmero Ortiz 2021, p. 111.
- Jiménez de Gregorio 1999, p. 11.
- Sesmero Ortiz 2021, pp. 112–113.
- García Montes 1986, p. 120.
- García Montes 1986, p. 119.
- Barquero Goñi 2023, p. 237.
- Jiménez de Gregorio 1999, p. 49.
Bibliography
- Barquero Goñi, Carlos (2023). "La Orden de San Juan en el Reino de Toledo durante los siglos XII y XIII: Gienes patrimoniales y encomiendas" [The Order of Saint John in the Kingdom of Toledo during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Properties and Commanderies]. Espacio, Tiempo y Gorma. Serie III, Historia Medieval (36). Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 211–264. ISSN 0214-9745.
- García Montes, Luis (1986). "Los silos de Villacañas" (PDF). Anales Toledanos (22). Toledo: Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo: 117–152. ISSN 0538-1983.
- Jiménez de Gregorio, Fernando (1999). La Mancha toledana (PDF). Toledo: Diputación Provincial. ISBN 84-87103-92-8.
- Sesmero Ortiz, Eduardo (2021). El sureste de la provincia de Toledo en época romana. Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
External links
Media related to Villacañas at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
