Torrijos | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′0″N 4°16′53″W / 39.98333°N 4.28139°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
Province | Toledo |
Area | |
• Total | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 13,278 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Torrijeño, ña |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 45500 |
Torrijos is a municipality in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. [2] As of 1 January 2022, it had a registered population of 13,678. [2] The municipality spans across a total area of 17.34 km2. [2]
A Christian army on its way to Toledo took control over the place on behalf of Alfonso VI in 1085, thereby becoming a realengo (' royal demesne'). [3] [4]
Torrijos was gifted to the archbishop of Toledo in 1214, in reward for the latter's help in the Battle of Navas de Tolosa, [5] ensuingly becoming a dominion of the Mitre of Toledo. [6] Torrijos enjoyed a sizeable Jewish community, which sided with the losing side in the Castilian Civil War and which also suffered, although to a lesser extent than other locations, the 1391 pogroms. [7] In the context of the 1449 urban revolts in Toledo, a Toledan army under Pedro Girón sacked Torrijos in 1450. [8] Torrijos was bought away from the Archdiocese of Toledo in 1482, and it was incorporated to the Estate of Maqueda, also becoming a town. [9]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 2,923 | — |
1910 | 3,524 | +20.6% |
1920 | 3,666 | +4.0% |
1930 | 4,059 | +10.7% |
1940 | 3,875 | −4.5% |
1950 | 4,432 | +14.4% |
1960 | 5,163 | +16.5% |
1970 | 6,362 | +23.2% |
1981 | 7,994 | +25.7% |
1991 | 9,522 | +19.1% |
2001 | 10,173 | +6.8% |
2011 | 13,454 | +32.3% |
2021 | 13,583 | +1.0% |
2023 | 13,885 | +2.2% |
Source: INE [10] [11] |