Molina de Aragón

Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It held the record (−28.2 °C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain, and now it's on the third place.

It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was reconquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-independent fief. He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God"). Molina is also the type location of the carbonate mineral aragonite.

Main sights

 * Medieval alcazar (10th–11th centuries), the largest in the province
 * Roman bridge (Puente Viejo)
 * Convent of St. Francis
 * Giraldo (St. Francis Church Bell Tower)
 * Church of Santa Clara
 * Church of Santa María de San Gil
 * Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, Molina de Aragon is within this Geopark.

List of settlements in the municipality

 * Anchuela del Pedregal
 * Cubillejo de la Sierra
 * Cubillejo del Sitio
 * Novella
 * Tordelpalo

Climate
Molina de Aragón has an atypical variety of the oceanic climate with semi-arid influences. Due to its irregular precipitation patterns the location does not fall into the clear mediterranean zones to the south-west or the semi-arid that is common in the region, with significant precipitation in the summer and very low in the winter.