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Ocaña, Spain

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Ocaña
Municipality
Plaza mayor de Ocaña 2.jpg
Flag of Ocaña
Flag
Coat of arms of Ocaña
Coat of arms
Ocaña is located in Spain
Ocaña
Ocaña
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°57′25″N 3°29′48″W / 39.95694°N 3.49667°W / 39.95694; -3.49667
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
ComarcaMesa de Ocaña
Judicial districtNumero 1
Government
 • MayorRemedios Gordo Hernández
Area
 • Total147.9 km2 (57.1 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total11,067
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ocañenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
45300
WebsiteOfficial website
Busto de Isabella of Spain in Ocaña.
Busto de Isabella of Spain in Ocaña.
Typical house building "la Mancha" style in Ocaña, in "chalk white" and "añil" blue.
Typical house building "la Mancha" style in Ocaña, in "chalk white" and "añil" blue.

Ocaña, a town and municipality of central Spain, in the province of Toledo. It is located on the extreme north of the tableland known as the Mesa de Ocaña, and has a station on the railway from Aranjuez to Cuenca.

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Municipalities of Spain

Municipalities of Spain

The municipality is the basic local administrative division in Spain together with the province.

Spain

Spain

Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country primarily located in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea. The largest part of Spain is situated on the Iberian Peninsula; its territory also includes the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Africa. The country's mainland is bordered to the south by Gibraltar; to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the second-largest country in the European Union (EU) and, with a population exceeding 47.4 million, the fourth-most populous EU member state. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and Bilbao.

Province of Toledo

Province of Toledo

Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo.

Aranjuez

Aranjuez

Aranjuez is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.

Cuenca, Spain

Cuenca, Spain

Cuenca is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the province of Cuenca.

Toponymy

The term Ocaña seems to have the base word olca- that originates from the Celtiberian 'fertile ground, meadow', and could have evolved into: Olcania > Ocania .[2] There are other theories, like the one by Nieto Ballester,[3] who states that Ocaña is a pre-Roman term, maybe Indo-European, but not Celtic. On the other hand, Menéndez Pidal[4] quotes the name of Ocaña to support his thesis of the Ligurian substratum in the Iberian Peninsula.

Geography

This town is located on the north side of the plain known as Mesa de Ocaña, where you can find many towns of the region. It is close to other towns and cities as Aranjuez in the northeast, Ontígola in the north, Noblejas in the east, Villatobas in the southeast, Dosbarrios, Cabañas de Yepes and Huerta de Valdecarábanos in the south and Yepes and Ciruelos in the west.

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Mesa de Ocaña

Mesa de Ocaña

Mesa de Ocaña is a comarca in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, in the province of Toledo. Its capital and administrative center is Ocaña. The comarca is located in the northeast part of the province, and encompasses an area that includes several hundred meters of the Tajo River Valley.

Aranjuez

Aranjuez

Aranjuez is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.

Ontígola

Ontígola

Ontígola is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2015 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 4232 inhabitants.

Noblejas

Noblejas

Noblejas is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 69.67 km2 and, as of 1 January 2021, it has a registered population of 3,721. Radio Exterior has transmitter its 0.5 km south of Noblejas. It belongs to the traditional comarca of Mesa de Ocaña.

Villatobas

Villatobas

Villatobas is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,481 inhabitants.

Dosbarrios

Dosbarrios

Dosbarrios is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2280 inhabitants.

Cabañas de Yepes

Cabañas de Yepes

Cabañas de Yepes is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 265 inhabitants.

Huerta de Valdecarábanos

Huerta de Valdecarábanos

Huerta de Valdecarábanos is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,784 inhabitants.

Yepes

Yepes

Yepes is a villa (town) in the northern region of the province of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

History

The town is surrounded by ruined walls which contain the remains of an old castle. Ocaña is the Vicus Cuminarius of the Romans. The Battle of Ocaña was fought near here, on 19 November 1809; the Spanish under Juan Carlos de Aréizaga were routed by the French under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Soult.

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Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

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Battle of Ocaña

Battle of Ocaña

The Battle of Ocaña was fought on 19 November 1809 between French forces under Marshal Soult and King Joseph Bonaparte against the Spanish army under General Aréizaga, which suffered its greatest single defeat in the Peninsular War.

Juan Carlos de Aréizaga

Juan Carlos de Aréizaga

Juan Carlos de Aréizaga was a Spanish general, who fought in the Peninsular War.

Joseph Bonaparte

Joseph Bonaparte

Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. During the Napoleonic Wars, the latter made him King of Naples (1806–1808), and then King of Spain (1808–1813). After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers and emigrated to the United States, where he settled near Bordentown, New Jersey, on an estate overlooking the Delaware River not far from Philadelphia.

Main sights

  • Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena, in Renaissance style
  • Convent of St. Dominic, in Renaissance style (1535–1605)
  • Fuente Grande ("Great Spring"), built in the 16th century
  • Fuente Vieja ("Old Spring"), probably of Roman origins
  • Parish church of Santa María de la Asunción, built over a 12th-century mosque
  • Parish church of St. John the Baptist (13th century)
  • Convent of the Carmelites (16th century)
  • Palacio de los Cárdenas (16th century)
  • Rollo de Justicia (15th century)

Transportation

Ocaña is a major hub in the Spanish motorway network. The autovías A-4 and A-40 and toll roads R-4 and AP-36 all intersect each other at Ocaña. In addition, the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line passes by Ocaña, but does not have a station there.

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Autovía A-4

Autovía A-4

The Autovía A-4 or Autopista AP-4 is a Spanish autovía and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in Cádiz.

Autovía A-40

Autovía A-40

The Autovía A-40 is an autovía (motorway) in Castile, Spain, serving as a gradual upgrade of the N-400. The road runs from Toledo to Cuenca.

R-4 motorway (Spain)

R-4 motorway (Spain)

The Autopista Radial R-4 is a Spanish radial motorway originating from Madrid and passing through Valdemoro, connecting to the N-400, Autovía A-40 and Autopista AP-36.

Autopista AP-36

Autopista AP-36

The Autopista AP-36 is an autopista in the community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It starts at the junction of the Autovía A-4 and the Autopista R-4 near Ocaña in the province of Toledo, and runs, parallel to the N-301 road, past the towns of Quintanar de la Orden and San Clemente, before ending at the Autovía A-31 near La Roda in the province of Albacete. Built to relieve congestion on the Autovía A-3 between Madrid and the A-31, it opened in July 2006.

Source: "Ocaña, Spain", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2021, March 6th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocaña,_Spain.

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References
  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ García Sánchez, Jairo Javier (2004). Toponimia mayor de la provincia de Toledo (zonas central y oriental). Toledo, Instituto provincial de investigaciones y estudios toledanos. pág. 262, ISBN 84-95432-05-6.
  3. ^ NIETO BALLESTER, Emilio (1997). Breve diccionario de topónimos españoles. Madrid, Alianza Editorial. pág. 259, ISBN 84-206-9487-8.
  4. ^ MENÉNDEZ PIDAL, Ramón (2005). Toponimia perrománica hispana. Editorial Gredos, S. A. págs. 172 y 173, ISBN 978-84-249-0121-9.
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