Miguelturra | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Castilla-La Mancha#Spain |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Castilla–La Mancha |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ciudad Real |
Coordinates: | 38.9667°N -60°W |
Elevation M: | 635 |
Area Total Km2: | 118.12 |
Population Demonym: | Miguelturreños |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 13650 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Román Rivero Nieto |
Leader Party: | PSOE |
Miguelturra is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 118.12 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 15,498.[1]
Located within the possessions of the Order of Calatrava—the Campo de Calatrava—the masters of the Order established a market in the village seeking to disrupt the economic activity of nearby Ciudad Real, a realengo town embedded within the Calatravan territory.[2] The order's feudal authority frequently quarrelled with the royal ones in Ciudad Real. In the 14th century troops from the latter stormed Miguelturra in seven occasions.
Currently Miguelturra is separate from Ciudad Real by just 500 meters.