Valdecolmenas, Los
Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha
Los Valdecolmenas is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 111 inhabitants. The name of Valdecolmenas is a transformation of "Valle de las Colmenas," translated as "Beehive Valley," that was the original. This resulted in extreme curiosity that the town named "Valdecolmenas de Abajo" (Lower Valdecolmenas) found itself to be situated at a higher elevation than the town named "Valdecolmenas de Arriba," (Upper Valdecolmenas). The origin of this unusual name can be traced to the Middle Ages, when the names given were based, apparently, on their position with respect to the major river that runs through the Valley.
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Los Valdecolmenas is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 111 inhabitants.
The name of Valdecolmenas is a transformation of "Valle de las Colmenas," translated as "Beehive Valley," that was the original.
This resulted in extreme curiosity that the town named "Valdecolmenas de Abajo" (Lower Valdecolmenas) found itself to be situated at a higher elevation than the town named "Valdecolmenas de Arriba," (Upper Valdecolmenas). The origin of this unusual name can be traced to the Middle Ages, when the names given were based, apparently, on their position with respect to the major river that runs through the Valley.
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Alcaldía: Alfonso Manuel Hidalgo Barbero
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Alcaldía: Alfonso Manuel Hidalgo Barbero
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How to get there
- 🚗 39 km from Cuenca (about 28 min by car)
- 🚗 105 km from Alcalá de Henares (about 74 min by car)
- 🚗 132 km from Getafe (about 93 min by car)
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- ✈️ 123 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 87 min by car)
- ✈️ 176 km from Albacete airport (about 124 min by car)
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