Yuncler is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the Sagra shire,
province of Toledo, Spain, 42 km to the south from the national capital,
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
. It borders Villaluenga de la Sagra to the south, Yuncos and Cedillo to the north, Numancia to the northeast, Pantoja to the east and Cedillo to the west.
It has an agricultural-based economy, with a recent surge in small businesses.
The climate is mediterranean. Winters are cold with temperatures, sometimes lower than 3 °C. The summers can be very hot, with temperatures over 37 °C.
Yuncler is a village where there is not a lot of rain data, but sometimes there are rainstorms.
Etymology
''Yunkler'' is derived from a moorish term, itself derived from ''junko'' meaning the species of
sedge
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named
Cyperus rotundus
''Cyperus rotundus'' (coco-grass, Java grass, nut grass, purple nut sedge or purple nutsedge, red nut sedge, Khmer ''kravanh chruk''Martin, Robert & Pol Chanthy, 2009''Weeds of Upland Cambodia'', ACIAR Monagraph 141, Canberra.) is a species of ...
. In 12th century documents it is named as ''Ocner'', ''Yunquer'' and ''Yunkler''.
Administration
After the
2020 elections, the local government consists of 9 council members from
PSOE
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources:
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* political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
and 2 from
PP.
The actual mayor is Luis Miguel Martín Ruíz from PSOE.
History
The first settlers were of Moorish origins, being mentioned in documents dating back to 1179.
Places of interest
*Labour house from the 19th century, declared historic and preserved intact, currently a hotel and restaurant named ''La Casa Grande''.
*''Santa María Magdalena'' church, declared historic. Together with ''La Casa Grande'' and the town hall (of modern construction) they form the church square (''Plazuela de la Iglesia'').
External links
Council websiteMunicipal governmentUnofficial site with key facts
References
Municipalities in the Province of Toledo
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