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Valdepenas
Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet. It is a country that is located in Southern Europe, politically organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with high degree of autonomy. The name Spain comes from the Latin name Hispania whose capital and largest city is Madrid.
Valdepenas got its name on 8th September 1932 and its susequent set of laws date from the years 1968, 1976 and 1994. This community was the headquarters of the first experimental and enological field station in Spain and also housed the Regional Federation of Viticulturists, presided over by the Marques of Casa Trevino. The Viticulture Mercantile Circle was founded in the year 1928, and the Regional Viticulture Board established its headquarters in Valdepenas in the year 1930.
Valdepenas is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is located in the Campo de Calatrava, north of the Sierra Morena, and lies on the left bank of Jabalon River, a tributary of the Guadiana. It has a population of 27, 634.
Church of the Assumption Valdepenas SpainValdepenas first appears in the record of Order of Calatrava in 1243. It was probably founded by the queen Berenguela of Castile after the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Remains of Bronze Age, Iberian, Roman, Visigothic, Muslim and Jewish cultures have been found in the city and surrounding area. The Gothic Church of the Assumption was originally a castle.
This city has numerous museums of history, art and wine. It contains large distilleries, cooperages, flour mills, tanneries, and other factories, but its chief trade is in red wines. The city is also famous for its wines and is the centre of a grape-growing district. Also there are hot mineral springs near the city.
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