Valdepeñas
Valdepeñas | |
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View of Valdepeñas | |
Location of Valdepeñas | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′42″N 3°23′06″W / 38.76167°N 3.38500°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Ciudad Real |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Martín Rodríguez (2007) (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 487.65 km2 (188.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 30,210 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Valdepeñeros |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13300 |
| Website | Official website |
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Valdepeñas is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is also the seat of the judicial district that covers the localities of Moral de Calatrava, Santa Cruz de Mudela, Viso del Marqués, Torrenueva, Castellar de Santiago and Almuradiel.
Developed in the 13th century under the auspices of the Order of Calatrava, its emergence is connected to the depopulation of the nearby settlements of Santa María, Aberturas, and Corral Rubio. It possesses a traditional wine industry. It lies on the road (A-4) and rail (Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway) route traditionally connecting the Meseta Central with Andalusia through the Despeñaperros Pass.