Anguita

Anguita is a municipality in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of 203 in 2009.

Anguita
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°01′33″N 2°22′07″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Guadalajara
Comarca	Sierra norte de Guadalajara
Judicial district	Sigüenza
Government
• Mayor	Claudio Sancho González (PSOE)
Area
• Total	127.19 km2 (49.11 sq mi)
Elevation	1,107 m (3,632 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	163
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Anguiteños
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	19283

Geography

Anguita is located in the Sistema Ibérico below Sierra Ministra. River Tajuña and its tributaries, La Madre and Prado Creek flow through the area.

The municipality includes the towns of Aguilar de Anguita, Anguita, Padilla del Ducado, Santa María del Espino and Villarejo de Medina.

There is an important population of Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti) in the surrounding area.

History

Anguita's area has been populated since ancient times. Anguita has remains of a Roman camp, although it is possible that it has been a Celtiberian city before.

During the al-Andalus period, Anguita was located on the frontier with the northern Christian-held territory.

In 1813 the first Diputation of Spain was signed here.

Main sights

• Cigüeña Tower.
• Remains of the Roman camp
• Castro del Hocincavero and some others ruins, such as those of Aguilar de Anguita, where is the biggest necropolis of this culture, "El Altillo".
• Saint Peter Church, a Romanesque-Gothic church.
• Virgen de la Lastra hermitage, the biggest church in the village.
• La Soledad hermitage, a typical local hermitage.