Villarrobledo
Villarrobledo | |
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Municipality | |
Renaissance portico of City Hall (1599) | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′0″N 2°36′0″W / 39.26667°N 2.60000°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Albacete |
| Comarca | Mancha Alta Albaceteña |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valentín Bueno Vargas (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 862 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 721 m (2,365 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 25,241 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 02600 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 967 (Albacete) |
| Website | www |
Villarrobledo (Spanish pronunciation: [biʎaroˈβleðo]) is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It's better known for having the world's largest area covered by vineyards (more than 30,000 has., approximately 48,000,000 of vines) as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen. Also, it is an important center of Manchego cheese production and export and has other important industries like metallurgy and transportation.
The city celebrates a number of events, including the Carnival, the ViñaRock Music Festival, the Holy Week and the International Chess Open 'Ciudad de Villarrobledo'.