Molina de Aragón
Molina de Aragón, Spain | |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′46″N 1°53′11″W / 40.84611°N 1.88639°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Guadalajara |
| Comarca | Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Pascual Herrera |
| Area | |
• Total | 168.33 km2 (64.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 3,295 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19300 |
| Website | Official website |
Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It held the record (−28.2 °C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain, and now it is in third place.
It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was reconquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-independent fief. He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God"). Molina is also the type location of the carbonate mineral aragonite.