Orgaz
Orgaz | |
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  Orgaz Location in Castilla-La Mancha  Orgaz Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′48″N 3°52′38″W / 39.64667°N 3.87722°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Comarca | Montes de Toledo |
| Municipality | Orgaz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154 km2 (59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 744 m (2,441 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,624 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Orgaz is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2012 census, the municipality had a population of 2804 inhabitants, but it has since declined.[2]
Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The town has an association with El Greco's famous painting "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz", although the work in question is in Toledo rather than Orgaz. It depicts Don Gonzalo Ruíz, native of Toledo and lord of the town of Orgaz.
The lords of Orgaz built the town's castle.
Arisgotas
Arisgotas is a village in the municipality. Originally a municipality in its own right, it merged with Orgaz in the 19th century.[3]
The name may refer to "Goths" and it is known that the Visigoths settled in the area. In the 21st century a museum of Visigothic art was established in the village. It features material from the archaeological site of Los Hitos which was formerly used as a quarry by local villagers.[4]
At Los Hitos archaeologists have identified various buildings including the remains of a church which was converted into a mosque during the Islamic period.[5][6]
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ INE (INE)
- ^ "Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842 - Arisgotas" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Visigoth Art Museum of Arisgotas". www.turismocastillalamancha.es. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Olaya (5 November 2019). "Inside Toledo's Visigothic city". El Pais in English.
- ^ "Los Hitos". cultura.castillalamancha.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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