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]
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 in the 14th century.
Castle of Orgaz (back side view)
Arisgotasedit
Arisgotas is a village in the municipality which is about 5km from Orgaz. It now has a population of 30,[3] but was originally a municipality in its own right: it merged with Orgaz in the 19th century.[4]
The church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción at Arisgotas
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 spolia from the archaeological site of Los Hitos which was formerly used as a quarry by local villagers.[5]
At Los Hitos, archaeologists have identified various Visigothic buildings including the remains of a church which was converted into a mosque during the Islamic period, which began in the 8th century.[6][7] The site fell into ruin after the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI of León and Castile.[3]
orgaz, municipality, located, province, toledo, castile, mancha, spain, according, 2012, census, municipality, population, 2804, inhabitants, since, declined, municipalitychurch, thomas, apostleflagseallocation, castilla, manchashow, castilla, manchalocation, . 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 OrgazmunicipalityChurch of St Thomas the ApostleFlagSealOrgazLocation in Castilla La ManchaShow map of Castilla La ManchaOrgazLocation in SpainShow map of SpainCoordinates 39 38 48 N 3 52 38 W 39 64667 N 3 87722 W 39 64667 3 87722Country SpainAutonomous Community Castile La ManchaProvinceToledoComarcaMontes de ToledoMunicipalityOrgazArea Total154 km2 59 sq mi Elevation744 m 2 441 ft Population 2018 1 Total2 624 Density17 km2 44 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Contents 1 Burial of the Count of Orgaz 2 Arisgotas 3 References 4 External linksBurial of the Count of Orgaz editThe 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 Ruiz native of Toledo and lord of the town of Orgaz The lords of Orgaz built the town s castle in the 14th century nbsp Castle of Orgaz back side view Arisgotas editArisgotas is a village in the municipality which is about 5km from Orgaz It now has a population of 30 3 but was originally a municipality in its own right it merged with Orgaz in the 19th century 4 nbsp The church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion at Arisgotas 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 spolia from the archaeological site of Los Hitos which was formerly used as a quarry by local villagers 5 At Los Hitos archaeologists have identified various Visigothic buildings including the remains of a church which was converted into a mosque during the Islamic period which began in the 8th century 6 7 The site fell into ruin after the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile 3 References edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute Toledo Poblacion por municipios y sexo INE a b Olaya Vicente January 2019 The first skyscraper of the Middle Ages was in Toledo Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Poblacion 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 Vicente 5 November 2019 Inside Toledo s Visigothic city El Pais in English Los Hitos cultura castillalamancha es in Spanish Retrieved 2019 11 08 External links editOfficial town website in Spanish nbsp This article about a location in the autonomous community of Castilla La Mancha Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orgaz amp oldid 1193521634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
