Rielves
Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha
Rielves is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 626 inhabitants.
Origins
El término "Rielves" podría derivarse de la contracción de las palabras "río" y "albo" por lo que significaría río blanco.
History
Se ha hallado cimientos de unas antiguas termas romanas, datadas con probabilidad en el siglo III. También se encontraron una moneda de Wamba y una inscripción referida a San Vicente Mártir. Existen testimonios del siglo XII, pues entre 1175 y 1207, el monasterio de religiosas bernardas de San Clemente, de Toledo, tenía posesiones en esta villa. En 1752 la villa pertenecía al señorío de don Juan Francisco Melgarejo, marqués de Quiroba, y más tarde, en 1787, a Francisco Fernández de Madrid, canónigo de la catedral de Toledo.
Hacia mediados del siglo XIX la villa tenía contabilizada una población de 272 habitantes. Aparece descrita en el decimotercer volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
En la localidad se encuentra la iglesia parroquial de Santiago Apóstol.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Cristo de los Remedios (14)
Trails and hiking
•Camino de Santiago del Sureste
•Ruta de las Tres Villas (PR-TO 10, 16 km)
Routes passing through Rielves
Famous people
•Don Diego Romo de Vivar
Town hall
Alcaldía: Ángel Calvo Romojaro
Town hall of Rielves
Alcaldía: Ángel Calvo Romojaro
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How to get there
- 🚗 21 km from Toledo (about 15 min by car)
- 🚗 61 km from Fuenlabrada (about 43 min by car)
- 🚗 63 km from Móstoles (about 44 min by car)
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- ✈️ 98 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 69 min by car)
- ✈️ 196 km from Salamanca airport (about 138 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 2.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 8 km away
- GlobalCaja · 8 km away
- Caixabank · 8 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Moeve · 3 km away
- Repsol · 5.3 km away
- Galp · 6.9 km away
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia
Wall
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News
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