Sonseca
Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha
Sonseca is a municipality in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. With a population of 11,452 inhabitants (INE 2025), it is the ninth most populated municipality in the province of Toledo.
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Origins
El prefijo "son" podría proceder del apócope de font, fonte o fontes que a su vez deriva del latín "fonte sica" que significa fuente seca o fuentes que no manan, como podrían ser los numerosos pozos existentes en las huertas de su término municipal. De acuerdo con ello, coincidiría con poblaciones citadas en la comarca durante los siglos XI y XII como Fonte Sicca, Fontes, Selcal, o Fonte de Yuncar.
History
Probably of Roman origin, Sonseca was later inhabited by Visigoths and likely Mozarabs. Since the Middle Ages, it belonged to the municipal lordship of Toledo, with many properties owned by Toledo's residents and monasteries, such as the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Real. In 1629, Sonseca obtained the title of Villa after incurring significant debt, separating from Toledo's municipal jurisdiction and coming under royal jurisdiction. Unable to pay its debts, in 1640 the townspeople agreed to sell the lordship, jurisdiction, and vassalage to the Portuguese Duarte Fernández Acosta. His son Álvaro took possession of the Villa in 1641. During these centuries, especially in the 18th century, the town's textile industry developed. In the 19th century, the first marzipan workshops were established, and in the 1950s, the entrepreneur Antonio Moraleda founded Sonseca's furniture industry, which became a key sector in the town's development.
Monuments
•Arcos de Sonseca
•Casa de la Orden de Calatrava
•Casa de las Cadenas
What to visit
Patrimonio:
Fiestas:
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
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- September Ferias y Fiestas en honor a Ntra. Sra. la Virgen de los Remedios
Rest of the year
- May: San Juan (5) · San Gregorio (9)
- December: Fiesta patronal: Juan el Apóstol (26)
What's on
Street market
•Mercadillo de Sonseca (Fr 10:00-13:00)
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Camino Manchego de Santiago
•Ruta del Pasado Visigodo. Casalgordo (Sonseca) (PR-TO 17, 17.4 km)
Services
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Famous people
•Mario Martín Rielves, futbolista español
•Rubén Sánchez Pérez-Cejuela, futbolista español
•Francisco Hernández Blasco
Town hall
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Evolución de la deuda viva municipal:
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Town hall of Sonseca
Gobierno municipal: Evolución de la deuda viva municipal: El concepto de deuda viva contempla solo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial. La deuda viva municipal por habitante en 2024 ascendía a &&&&&&&&&&&&0250.800000250,80 €.
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How to get there
- 🚗 27 km from Toledo (about 19 min by car)
- 🚗 86 km from Fuenlabrada (about 61 min by car)
- 🚗 91 km from Getafe (about 64 min by car)
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- ✈️ 119 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 84 min by car)
- ✈️ 240 km from Salamanca airport (about 169 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 0.5 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.5 km away
- Eurocaja Rural · 0.7 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Petróleos de Sonseca · 0.9 km away
- Repsol · 1 km away
- Estación de Servicio Sonseca · 1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Sophora Japonica · 0.3 km away
- Tourist office · 0.5 km away
- Tourist office · 0.9 km away
Buses
4 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Instituto de Educación Secundaria La Sisla
Pharmacy and health
Sonseca dispone de centro de salud propio, que da servicio también a Ajofrín, Chueca, Mazarambroz y Orgaz. Depende del hospital de Toledo.
Sonseca cuenta con dos colegios públicos de infantil y primaria: el centro de educación infantil y primaria San Juan Evangelista y el centro de educación infantil y primaria Peñamiel. Ambos dan servicio también a Chueca, que no dispone de colegio propio. Para la secundaria y el bachillerato, Sonseca dispone del instituto de educación secundaria La Sisla, que da servicio también a Ajofrín, Chueca y Mazarambroz.
Pertenece al partido judicial de Orgaz. Sonseca dispone de juzgado de paz propio, que atiende también a Ajofrín, Chueca y Mazarambroz.
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Obituaries
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