Campillo de Altobuey explained

Official Name:Campillo de Altobuey
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Cuenca
Pushpin Map:Spain#Spain Castilla-La Mancha
Pushpin Relief:1
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:39.6°N -48°W

Campillo de Altobuey is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,691.[1] [2]

Situation

Campillo de Altobuey is located in the Manchuela of Cuenca, halfway between Cuenca (65km (40miles)) and Albacete (90km (60miles)) and also between Madrid (200km (100miles)) and Valencia (135km (84miles)).

It is a typical village of Castile, with a high tower visible from several kilometres around.

Its climate is Mediterranean but extreme in winter and summer.

Population

The population in earlier centuries reached four thousand. Since 1900, the population has dropped, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, as a result of emigration, mainly to Valencia.

Interesting places

It is a municipality with a great cultural patrimony, in spite of its size:

Economy

Cultivations of different products practices: cereals, vineyards, olive tree, lentils, garlic… Campillo always has been known by its saffron, and although its culture has diminished much, exists an enterprise initiative to commercialize it at national and even at international level. The Agricultural Cooperative San Andrés Apóstolcounts on around 800 partners. One is in charge to serve to the agriculturists (cereal distribution, seeds and installments) and also works as wine warehouse and oil mill.

It is limited to a textile factory that has avoided the emigration from many people to other places.

Celebrations

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Publishing, Hunter. Hotels of Character & Charm in Spain. 2001. Hunter Publishing, Inc. 978-1-55650-903-2. en.
  2. Book: Geography. United States Office of. Spain and Andorra; Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board of Geographic Names. Names. United States Board on Geographic. 1961. Office of Geography. en.