Aldea del Rey
Encyclopedia
Aldea del Rey is a municipality
in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha
, Spain
. It has a population of 2,017.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It has a population of 2,017.
Main sights
- Castle of Calatrava la NuevaCalatrava la NuevaCalatrava la Nueva is a medieval castle and convent found on the peak of Alacranejo, within the municipality of Aldea del Rey, near Almagro, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain....
- Renaissance Palacio de Clavería (15th century), founded by King Philip of SpainPhilip of SpainPhilip of Spain is the name of several Spanish monarchs:* Philip I of Castile or Philip I of Spain * Philip II of Spain * Philip III of Spain * Philip IV of Spain * Philip V of Spain...
for the knights of the Order of CalatravaOrder of CalatravaThe Order of Calatrava was the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming the Order of Calatrava as a Militia was given by Pope Alexander III on September 26, 1164.-Origins and Foundation:...
.