Village · Guadalajara · 848 m

Carrascosa de Tajo

Carrascosa de Tajo is a hamlet of Cifuentes in the Alcarria, on the banks of the Tagus. The present settlement emerged in the 12th century as Carrascosa de Óvila: in 1216 Alfonso VIII granted it to the nearby monastery of Santa María de Óvila. It was a municipality until 1972 and preserves numerous hillslope cellars dating back 200 to 400 years.

What to see in Carrascosa de Tajo

Its rock-hewn cellars dug into the hillside, estimated to be between two hundred and four hundred years old.
The banks of the Tagus, which here leaves the Alto Tajo towards the Alcarria.

The monastery of Óvila

The location was inhabited by Celtiberians, Romans, Visigoths, and Muslims. The present village was established in the 12th century as Carrascosa de Óvila, after Alfonso VIII granted it in 1216 to the monks of the nearby monastery of Santa María de Óvila. It was later called Carrascosa del Río and, from 1582, Carrascosa de Tajo. It remained an independent municipality until 1972, when it merged into Cifuentes.

Nearby

Trillo and the Tetas de Viana.

Routes linked to Carrascosa de Tajo

Route

GR-113, Camino Natural del Tajo, through the Alto Tajo

135 km · 35 h · Linear

Near Carrascosa de Tajo

Canyon · ≈ 4.1 km straight-line distance away

Population of Carrascosa de Tajo, 1842–1970

Carrascosa de Tajo reached a peak of 510 inhabitants in 1877 ; in 1970 it had 46, before merging into the municipality of Cifuentes. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Between the 1930 census and the previous one, the municipal area shrank when these settlements became independent: Oter. Between the 1981 census and the previous one, this municipality ceased to exist after incorporation into Cifuentes. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Carrascosa de Tajo month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 848 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg. max (°C)	9	12	14	17	22	28	33	32	25	20	13	11
Avg. min (°C)	0	1	3	6	9	14	18	18	13	10	5	2
Rainfall (mm)	51	43	81	83	48	39	13	14	41	85	55	46
Rainy days	8	7	11	12	8	7	2	3	6	10	10	7
Frost days	16	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

Location

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What to see in Carrascosa de Tajo

The monastery of Óvila

Nearby

Routes linked to Carrascosa de Tajo

GR-113, Camino Natural del Tajo, through the Alto Tajo

Near Carrascosa de Tajo

Barranco de la Hoz de Oter and the El Barrancazo gorge

Valtablado Bridge: a Tagus ford with a poplar grove

Trail 2: Senda del Castillo of Valtablado del Río

MTB route 1: the circular cycling route of Valtablado del Río

Batán Mill (Ocentejo) and the bridge blown up by the French

Hundido de Armallones: the rock collapse that dammed the Tagus

Trail 1 · Geotrail 1: from Ocentejo to Hundido de Armallones

Ocentejo information point

Population of Carrascosa de Tajo, 1842–1970

Climate in Carrascosa de Tajo month by month

Location