Villarrobledo

The scanty rainfalls, has taking place during Spring and at the end of Autumn. The annual rainfall average are 39 ' 02 mm. Also, the rains appears in Summer as big isolated storms. The snowfalls, generally not very copious, are producing in December and January, and, exceptionally, in Spring.

Demographics

*Population: 24.729 inhabitants.

*Demonymes: (In spanish language) "Villarrobletano/a" or "Villarrobledense". Also correct are "Villarrobledano/a" and "Villarrobletense", though they have minor use.

*Entities: City of Villarrobledo and the minor entities of Casas de Peña (<100 hab.), Moharras (deserted) and Ventas de Alcolea (<100 hab.).

*Neighborhoods: Asturias (Pío XII), Centro, Juan Valero, San Antón, Socuéllamos, Virgen de la Caridad (Casas Baratas) and Pintores.

At present, there is a notable demographic increase by the massive immigration of citizens of East Europe. A City Council information on 2006, considers the number of immigrants in 3.324 persons, of whom 2.011 (60,50%) are men, and 1.313 (39,50 remaining %) women, proceeding from 43 different countries. Ten countries that more citizens contribute are: Romania, Ukraine, Morocco, Moldavia, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Bulgaria and Peru.

Government

, from closest to the citizen (Local Administration), to the superior level (General Administration of the State).

The City Council of Villarrobledo, presided by PSOE, is made up by the Councillors listed in the right table.

Also, Villarrobledo is head of #6 Judicial Party of the province of Albacete, that includes in its demarcation the municipalities of El Bonillo, Munera, Ossa de Montiel and Villarrobledo.

History

.

Archaeological findings

Paleolithic

Between "La Jaraba" and "La Paradica" places, there are found remains of the first human accessions in the province of Albacete correspondents to Upper Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic). In this place there have been found diverse stone tools, manufactured on nuclei or stone chips, which can be contemplated at present in the archaeological section of the Albacete Provincial Museum. There are other five archaeological deposits from Middle Paleolithic.

Bronze Age

There are many fortified settlements from the Bronze Age, specially in the south zone of the municipal term, related to the Bronze Culture of La Mancha or "Motillas Culture"

Iberians

Romans

Visigoths

Historically, it is documented in the _es. Hitación de Wamba the existence of the Church of Lila, (also known as Lipa, Liba or Belida) in las Casas de Lipa -place of "La Elipa", less than 10 km to the south of the urban center- assigned to the Bishoprics of Mentesa (Villanueva de la Fuente, Ciudad Real) (III century to VII century) and Ergávica (Santaver near Cañaveruelas, Cuenca) (600 to 693).

Modern era

The Battle of Villarrobledo was fought here in 1836.

Natives

* Alonso Ortiz. Renaissantist humanist and writer
* Miguel Cano. Baroque architect and sculptor, father and first master of Alonso Cano, renowned painter and sculptor.
* Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón. Spanish Archbishop and twice Viceroy in Peru.
* Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco. Baroque music and Ópera composer.
* Manuel "Champi" Herreros. 80 cc FIM World Champion, in 1989.

External links

* [http://www.venavillarrobledo.com/ Tourism Office of Villarrobledo]
* [http://www.carnavalvillarrobledo.com/ Carnival of Villarrobledo]
* [http://www.semanasantavillarrobledo.org/ Holy Week of Villarrobledo]
* [http://www.viñarock.com/ Viña Rock Music Festival]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=es&q=villarrobledo+albacete&om=1&ll=39.267248,-2.607665&spn=0.015915,0.042915&t=k Villarrobledo from the sky]
* [http://dmoz.org/World/Espa%c3%b1ol/Regional/Europa/Espa%c3%b1a/Comunidades_Aut%c3%b3nomas/Castilla-La_Mancha/Albacete/Municipios/Villarrobledo/ Villarrobledo category in DMOZ]
* [http://villarrobledo.superihost.com/ Citizen grouping Against the Pollution and the Bad Scents of Villarrobledo]