In the past it was a Roman village called Mentesa which was a typical crossroads in the Roman period. Prominent festivals take place in May during La Romeria de Mayo, and the 31 of August which is the beginning of the Festival of the people.
Tourist sights include the mountains of Alcaraz and the river of Villanueva. La Ermita de los Desamparados is a pilgrimage place.
villanueva, fuente, small, village, located, province, ciudad, real, region, castile, mancha, spain, municipalitycoat, armslocation, spaincoordinates, 700country, spainautonomous, community, castile, manchaprovinceciudad, realcomarcacampo, montielcommonwealthm. Villanueva de la Fuente is a small village located in the Province of Ciudad Real in the region of Castile La Mancha Spain Villanueva de la FuenteMunicipalityCoat of armsVillanueva de la FuenteLocation in SpainCoordinates 38 42 N 2 42 W 38 700 N 2 700 W 38 700 2 700Country SpainAutonomous community Castile La ManchaProvinceCiudad RealComarcaCampo de MontielCommonwealthManserjaGovernment MayorFrancisco Morales GonzalezArea Total129 10 km2 49 85 sq mi Elevation1 005 m 3 297 ft Population 2018 1 Total2 123 Density16 km2 43 sq mi DemonymVillanoverosTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code13330In the past it was a Roman village called Mentesa which was a typical crossroads in the Roman period Prominent festivals take place in May during La Romeria de Mayo and the 31 of August which is the beginning of the Festival of the people Tourist sights include the mountains of Alcaraz and the river of Villanueva La Ermita de los Desamparados is a pilgrimage place References edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute 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 Villanueva de la Fuente amp oldid 1174725763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,