Escalona

Escalona

Escalona

Municipality in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

For other uses, see Escalona (disambiguation).

Escalona is a municipality located in the north of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2017 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,240 inhabitants, many of whom are settled in several housing estates outside the town itself.

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The town lies 30 metres above the right bank of the river Alberche, in the comarca of Torrijos, which is a part of the historical region of New Castile.

History

Castle of Escalona (2009)

Escalona's strategic location, on the Alberche river and between Avila and Toledo, suggests there may have been a fortress there in Roman times or during the Visigoth period. Following the conquest of Toledo (1085), by Alfonso VI of León and Castile, it was a key defensive point against raids by the Almoravides and Almohades that attacked the place in 1131, 1137 and, again, in 1196.[2]

The Mudéjar-style Castle of Escalona, built in the 15th century,[2] is the most characteristic building of the town.

Demographics

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Twin towns

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    (in Spanish) Sureda Pons, Joan, ed. (1998). España Gótica: Castilla-La Mancha, pp. 142-5. Ediciones Encuentro. ISBN 8474905095. Google Books. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Toledo(3078)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. [4]
    "Toledo: Población por municipios y sexo. (2902)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-19.




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