Alameda de la Sagra is a municipality located in the

province of Toledo Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo. ...

, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2008 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 3324 inhabitants.

History

The municipality dates back to a colony established by plasterers from Cobeja who settled in the area in the 14th century due to its large gypsum deposits. The Church of Toledo owned the land since the 12th century, and permitted the settlement. Originally consisting of wooden

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s and

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s, the town gradually converted its structures into masonry starting in 1530.

Geography

The municipality is located on a gypsum-rich plateau in the comarca of

La Sagra La Sagra is a Castilian comarca delineated by natural formations but not legally recognized. The comarca includes localities belonging to both the province of Madrid and the province of Toledo. La Sagra covers an area of 1322 km2, and is bordere ...

. It abuts the municipalities of Borox,

Añover de Tajo Añover de Tajo is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center ...

Villaseca de la Sagra Villaseca de la Sagra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad ...

Cobeja Cobeja is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 2047 inhabitants. History Alfonso VI gave the population of Cubeixa in 1086, along ...

, and Pantoja. Its main water sources are the Tagus river and the Guadalén

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, both of which cross the municipality.

References

Municipalities in the Province of Toledo {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub