Jadraque | |
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 View from the castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 40°55′36″N 2°55′25″W / 40.92667°N 2.92361°W / 40.92667; -2.92361 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Guadalajara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Domínguez Luis |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.91 km2 (15.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 832 m (2,730 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 1,522 |
| • Density | 39.12/km2 (101.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jadraqueños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Jadraque is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha.2 The municipality spans across a total area of 38.91 km2.2 As of 1 January 2020, it has a population of 1,370.2
History
It is home to a medieval castle, the so-called Castle of Cid. In a barter, Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña transferred the castle of Jadraque to Pedro González de Mendoza in exchange for the town of Maqueda and the mayorship of Toledo on 27 January 1470.3
By the early 16th century, the land of Jadraque extended across around 713 km2 of the Henares basin (divided into the sexmos of Henares and Bornova).4
References
References
- National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- Hidalgo Ogáyar, Juana (2005). "Doña Mencía de Mendoza y su residencia en el castillo de Jadraque". Archivo Español de Arte. 78 (310). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 184. doi:10.3989/aearte.2005.v78.i310.196.
- Velasco Sánchez, Angel Luis (2008). La población de Guadalajara,1500-1650 (PDF). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. p. 23. ISBN 978-84-693-2807-1.