Ablanque
Encyclopedia
Ablanque is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara
, Castile-La Mancha
, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the municipality has a population of 157 inhabitants.
The municipality borders with Cobeta
, and La Olmeda de Cobeta to the east, to the north by lands of Medinaceli
, on the south by Buenafuente and Huerta Hernando, and the west with La Loma
and Riba de Saelices
.
In 2005, the town was hit by a wildfire, claiming 11 lives and charred more than 12,000 hectares of forest.
Guadalajara (province)
Guadalajara is a province of central/north-central Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Madrid, Segovia, Soria, Zaragoza, and Teruel...
, Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the municipality has a population of 157 inhabitants.
Geography
Situated in a hollow, atop a small hill on the right bank of the 8 kilometre Ablanquejo River, which runs south into the Tagus River, there are Roman remains and many acres of pine forest. There is an artificial reservoir and dam, which in summer is filled with people from the surrounding villages.The municipality borders with Cobeta
Cobeta
Cobeta is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 108 inhabitants....
, and La Olmeda de Cobeta to the east, to the north by lands of Medinaceli
Medinaceli
Medinaceli is a municipality and town in the province of Soria . Its name derives from the Arabic toponym madīnat sālim . The town is named after one Salim bin Waral, head of a Masmuda Berber family which settled there in the 8th century....
, on the south by Buenafuente and Huerta Hernando, and the west with La Loma
La Loma
La Loma is a town in the Coclé province of Panama.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
and Riba de Saelices
Riba de Saelices
Riba de Saelices is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 168 inhabitants....
.
In 2005, the town was hit by a wildfire, claiming 11 lives and charred more than 12,000 hectares of forest.
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Ablanque
- Ablanque - Diputación de Guadalajara