Guadalajara Province - Guadalajara (Provinz)

The province Guadalajara lies in the autonomous region Castile-La Mancha.

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Location of the province of Guadalajara in Spain

General

The province lies between the mountain range Sierra de Ayllón in the northwest and the mountains on the upper reaches of the Tagus in the southeast. In between lies the agriculturally used plateau of the Iberian Meseta. Most of the province belongs to the upper reaches of the Tagus and its tributaries Jarama and Henares.

Around 260,000 people live in the province, around one in three lives in the capital Guadalajara.

places

Map of Guadalajara (province)
Castillo via Molina de Aragón
  • 1 GuadalajaraWebsite of this institutionGuadalajara in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGuadalajara in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGuadalajara (Q11953) in the Wikidata database - the largest city in the region
  • 2 Azuqueca de HenaresWebsite of this institutionAzuqueca de Henares in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageAzuqueca de Henares in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAzuqueca de Henares in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAzuqueca de Henares (Q794315) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 AloveraWebsite of this institutionAlovera in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAlovera in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAlovera (Q368801) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 El CasarEl Casar in the Wikipedia encyclopediaEl Casar in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEl Casar (Q1641917) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 Cabanillas del CampoWebsite of this institutionCabanillas del Campo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCabanillas del Campo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCabanillas del Campo (Q1641907) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 Villanueva de la TorreWebsite of this institutionVillanueva de la Torre in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVillanueva de la Torre in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryVillanueva de la Torre (Q1642060) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 MarchamaloWebsite of this institutionMarchamalo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMarchamalo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMarchamalo (Q1769777) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 Torrejon del ReyWebsite of this institutionTorrejón del Rey in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTorrejón del Rey in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryTorrejón del Rey (Q748951) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 SigüenzaWebsite of this institutionSigüenza in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSigüenza in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSigüenza (Q47475) in the Wikidata database
  • 10 Molina de AragonWebsite of this institutionMolina de Aragón in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMolina de Aragón in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMolina de Aragón (Q919050) in the Wikidata database - with the great fortress over the city
  • 11 Yunquera de HenaresWebsite of this institutionYunquera de Henares in the Wikipedia encyclopediaYunquera de Henares in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsYunquera de Henares (Q1640925) in the Wikidata database
  • 12 PiozWebsite of this institutionPioz in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPioz in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPioz (Q956606) in the Wikidata database
  • 13 ChiloechesWebsite of this institutionChiloeches in the Wikipedia encyclopediaChiloeches in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsChiloeches (Q1655103) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

Embalse de Entrepeñas
  • The Sierra Norte de Guadalajara Natural Park in the northeast lies largely in the Sierra de Ayllón, its highest peak is the Pico del Lobo with 2272 m.
  • The Alto Tajo Natural Park lies in the southwest of the province and neighboring Teruel Province, here is the source of the Tagus River.
  • Barranco del Rio Dulce Natural Park, it forms the watershed between the Tagus and the Ebro in the northeast.
  • The reservoirs Embalse de Entrepeñas and Embalse de Buendía

background

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getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Castillo de Sigüenza
  • 1  Sigüenza Castle (Castillo de Sigüenza) Sigüenza Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSigüenza Castle in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySigüenza Castle (Q2790418) in the Wikidata database
  • 2  Molina de Aragon Castle (Castillo de Molina de Aragon) Molina de Aragon castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastle of Molina de Aragon in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMolina de Aragon Castle (Q1049240) in the Wikidata database
  • 3  Castle in Torija (Castillo de Torija) Castle in Torija in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastle in Torija in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCastle in Torija (Q5050423) in the Wikidata database
  • 4  Castle in Atienza (Castillo de Atienza) Castle in Atienza in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastle in Atienza in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCastle in Atienza (Q612857) in the Wikidata database
  • 5  Castle in Jadraque (Jadraque Castle) Castle in Jadraque in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastle in Jadraque in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCastle in Jadraque (Q1049190) in the Wikidata database
  • 6  Castle and the city walls in Palazuelos (Castillo y Murallas de Palazuelos)
  • 7  Palace in Guadalajara (Palacio del Infantado)
  • 8  Ducale Palace in Pastrana (Palacio Ducal de Pastrana)
  • 9  Ducale Palace in Cogolludo (Palacio Ducal de Cogolludo)
  • 10  Sigüenza Cathedral (Catedral de Sigüenza)
  • 11  Guadalajara Cathedral (Concatedral de Guadalajara)
  • 12  Cave in La Riba de Saelices (Cueva de los Casares en La Riba de Saelices)
  • 13  Castle in Pioz (Castillo de Pioz)

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