Zorita de los Canes

Place in Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Seal

40°19′53″N 2°59′20″W / 40.33139°N 2.98889°W / 40.33139; -2.98889^[1]Country

SpainAutonomous communityCastile-La ManchaProvinceGuadalajaraComarcaLa AlcarriaMunicipalityZorita de los CanesArea

• Total20.23 km² (7.81 sq mi)Elevation

590 m (1,940 ft)Population

(2018)^[2]

• Total70 • Density3.5/km² (9.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Zorita de los Canes is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 98 inhabitants. There is a castle located in the municipality.

The castle was given to Alfonso VIII in 1174 and was in the possession of the Dukes of Pastrana until 1723, when ownership was given to the Counts of San Rafael.^[3]

References

^ "NGA: (WWW) Geonames Search - OGC Viewer WWW". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Weismuller, Alberto A. (1967), Castles from the Heart of Spain (hardcover ed.), Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., pp. 212–216