Herencia

Herencia
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Herencia
Location in Spain
Herencia
Herencia (Castilla-La Mancha)
Coordinates: 39°22′1″N 3°21′18″W / 39.36694°N 3.35500°W / 39.36694; -3.35500
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceCiudad Real
Government
  MayorSergio García Navas Corrales (PSOE)
Area
  Total
226.75 km2 (87.55 sq mi)
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,456
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websiteherencia.es

Herencia is a municipality located in the Province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. As of 2020, It had a population of 8,456. The postal code is 13640. It's located 150 km away from the south of Madrid.

Herencia is located on part of the eighth stretch of Don Quixote's route; a route which passes through different towns of Castilla-La Mancha. Two medium-sized hills are found behind the village on which windmills are placed. It has an average elevation of 650 meters above the sea level.