Almagro | |
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![]() Plaza Mayor | |
![]() Location of Almagro | |
Coordinates: 38°53′16″N 3°42′44″W / 38.88778°N 3.71222°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Ciudad Real |
Comarca | Campo de Calatrava |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Daniel Reina (2019) (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 249.73 km2 (96.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 646 m (2,119 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 8,922 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Demonym | Almagreño/ña |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 13270 |
Website | Official website |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Historic ensemble |
Designated | 13 July 1972 |
Reference no. | RI-53-0000134 |
Almagro (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈmaɣɾo]) is a town and municipality situated in Ciudad Real province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. A tourist destination, Almagro is designated a Conjunto histórico, a type of conservation area.
Almagro lies within small Paleozoic mountain ranges, with some reserves of shallow creeks, including the Pellejero and de Cuetos. It also lies within a volcanic zone (Cerro de la Yezosa), which lies upon a quartzite massif. It makes the zone particularly unique, together with that of the zones of Olot and Cabo de Gata, in the sense that it is one of the few important zones of volcanic origin in the Iberian Peninsula. An International Festival of Classical Theater has also been celebrated here annually since 1978.