Quero is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province of Toledo
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,
Castile-La Mancha, in central
Spain
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. According to the 2012
census
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the municipality has a population of 1,311 inhabitants, down from a total of 3,101 in the 1930 census.
Location
Quero \is located 107 km east of
Toledo. Historically it is documented that in 1162, during the ''
Reconquista
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'', its lands belonged to the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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. In 1241 the lands were handed over to the ''Comendador'' of
Consuegra
Consuegra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2018, the municipality had a population of 10,098 inhabitants. It is 80 km from Ciudad Real and 60 km from Toledo. Consuegra is located in La Man ...
.
Quero lies close to a relatively large pond known as ''Laguna Grande''.
Laguna Grande, Quero
/ref> The town is located in the ''comarca
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'' of Mancha Alta de Toledo, named after the historical and natural region
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From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...
of La Mancha
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.
Demographics
See also
*List of municipalities in Toledo
Toledo (province), Toledo is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, which is divided into 204 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Toledo ...
References
External links
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Quero - TourismPollution of the ''Laguna Grande''
Municipalities in the Province of Toledo
Populated places in the Province of Toledo
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