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Village · Guadalajara · 1,116 m

Campillo de Dueñas

Campillo de Dueñas lies at the eastern edge of the Señorío at around 1,100 metres and 20 km from Molina, near Teruel. In its municipality stands the castle of Zafra in the Sierra de Caldereros. Documented as a village in 1231, its name originates, according to tradition, from two noble ladies who survived its destruction and resettled the land.

Panoramic view of Campillo de Dueñas among cultivated fields, with the church standing out among the houses.
Panoramic view of Campillo de Dueñas among cultivated fields, with the church standing out among the houses. Photo: «Campillo de Dueñas, Guadalajara, España, 2017-01-04, DD 33», Diego Delso (2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to see in Campillo de Dueñas

  • The castillo de Zafra, a 12th-century rock castle perched upon a crag of the Sierra de Caldereros, within its bounds.
  • The hermitage of the Virgen de la Antigua, formerly dedicated to San Crispín.
  • The temporary lagoons on the high plain, shared with La Yunta.

A name with a legend

Campillo was already a village in 1231. Tradition relates that after being laid waste during one of the Late Middle Ages wars, only two ladies (dueñas) survived as owners of the depopulated settlement and its lands, giving the village its name. Nearby graves and Celtiberian coins have been found.

Nearby

La Yunta, with its tower, is four kilometres away. Towards Molina lie Cubillejo de la Sierra and Los Rodiles.

Routes linked to Campillo de Dueñas

Route

Geotrail 10: Sierra de Caldereros (Campillo de Dueñas)

15 km · 5 h

Near Campillo de Dueñas

Castle · 3.4 km straight-line distance away

Torre de La Yunta: Tower of the Order of Saint John

La Yunta
Archaeological site · ≈ 3.4 km straight-line distance away

Celtiberian necropolis of La Yunta: 268 graves on the Aragon border

La Yunta
Water source · 3.9 km straight-line distance away

Lagoons of La Yunta: cranes and steppe birds near Gallocanta

La Yunta
Protected area · 5.3 km straight-line distance away

Sierra de Caldereros: Red Sandstone and Zafra Castle
Castle · 5.7 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Zafra: the rock fortress of the Sierra de Caldereros
Museum · 7.7 km straight-line distance away

Ponce de León Tower (Cubillejo de la Sierra) and its Museum

Cubillejo de la Sierra
Archaeological site · 8.3 km straight-line distance away

Los Rodiles (Cubillejo de la Sierra): an oppidum facing Rome

Cubillejo de la Sierra
Heritage · 8.6 km straight-line distance away

Hermitage of the Virgen de la Carrasca: Romanesque in Sierra de Caldereros

Castellar de la Muela

Population of Campillo de Dueñas, 1842–2021

Campillo de Dueñas reached a peak of 590 inhabitants in 1930 . In the 2021 census there were 78 , a decrease of 87%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Campillo de Dueñas 1842: 243 inh.1857: 453 inh.1860: 488 inh.1877: 472 inh.1887: 543 inh.1897: 559 inh.1900: 557 inh.1910: 569 inh.1920: 589 inh.1930: 590 inh.1940: 581 inh.1950: 581 inh.1960: 486 inh.1970: 266 inh.1981: 178 inh.1991: 165 inh.2001: 119 inh.2011: 92 inh.2021: 78 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 590 78
INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Campillo de Dueñas month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,116 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)81012152025302923191210
Avg. min (°C)-1-024712151511831
Rainfall (mm)383261604546211933514430
Rainy days77111198445886
Frost days2016104000001614

Location

Location: Campillo de Dueñas La YuntaCubillejo de la SierraCastellar de la MuelaTorre de La Yunta: Tower of the Order of Saint JohnCeltiberian necropolis of La Yunta: 268 graves on the Aragon borderLagoons of La Yunta: cranes and steppe birds near GallocantaSierra de Caldereros: Red Sandstone and Zafra CastleCastle of Zafra: the rock fortress of the Sierra de CaldererosPonce de León Tower (Cubillejo de la Sierra) and its MuseumLos Rodiles (Cubillejo de la Sierra): an oppidum facing Rome La YuntaCubillejo de la SierraCastellar de la Muela Reference
Atlas diagram. Campillo de Dueñas: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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