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Village · Guadalajara · 1,119 m

Cillas

Cillas is a hamlet of Rueda de la Sierra at about 1,120 metres, settled in the 12th century and an independent municipality until 1970. Its name means on the slopes of the hill. It has about sixty houses, the church of Santa Cruz, a roadside pairón, a manor palace, and the sanctuary of La Concepción where councils of the Sexma del Campo met.

Panoramic view of Cillas, with the church and village houses on the hillside.
Panoramic view of Cillas, with the church and village houses on the hillside. Photo: «Cillas, Guadalajara, España, 2016-01-05, DD 09», Diego Delso (2016) · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to see in Cillas

  • The sanctuary of La Concepción, where delegates of the Sexma del Campo gathered.
  • The church of Santa Cruz, the pairón de la Virgen, and a hamlet featuring a noble palace.

On the hill slope

Cillas was settled in the 12th century, and its name is understood to mean on the slopes of the hill. It has around sixty houses along Calle Cerro and Calle Serna. It was a municipality until 1970, when it merged into Rueda de la Sierra. It celebrates San Pedro on the first weekend of July.

Nearby

Rueda de la Sierra, where the Piedra river rises, Torrubia and Tortuera.

Places in and around Cillas

Heritage

Sanctuary of La Concepción in Cillas, Meeting Place of the Sexma del Campo

Cillas

Near Cillas

Heritage · 2.6 km straight-line distance away

Church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Rueda de la Sierra)

Rueda de la Sierra
Heritage · 5.3 km straight-line distance away

Molina-style manor houses of Tortuera

Tortuera
Water source · ≈ 5.3 km straight-line distance away

Lagunas y parameras del Señorío de Molina: Natura 2000 wetland plains

Tortuera
Heritage · 6.8 km straight-line distance away

Pairón de San Juan Bautista (Cubillejo del Sitio)

Cubillejo del Sitio
Water source · 7.1 km straight-line distance away

Lagoons of Tortuera: the wetland trail of the high plateau

Tortuera
Archaeological site · 7.5 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

Casa de los Utrera: the Baroque palace of Tartanedo

Tartanedo
Heritage · 8.6 km straight-line distance away

Church of San Bartolomé (Tartanedo): Romanesque portal with carved beasts

Tartanedo

Population of Cillas, 1842–1960

Cillas reached a peak of 273 inhabitants in 1900 ; in 1960 it had 151, before merging into the municipality of Rueda de la Sierra.

Population trend of Cillas 1842: 132 inh.1857: 234 inh.1860: 227 inh.1877: 269 inh.1887: 241 inh.1897: 269 inh.1900: 273 inh.1910: 269 inh.1920: 246 inh.1930: 238 inh.1940: 229 inh.1950: 195 inh.1960: 151 inh. 1842186018871900192019401960 273 151
Between the 1970 census and the previous one, this municipality ceased to exist after incorporation into Rueda de la Sierra. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Cillas month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,119 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)81012152025302923191210
Avg. min (°C)-1-014712151510731
Rainfall (mm)383057574541161533514231
Rainy days77111197436896
Frost days2117104100001714

Location

Location: Cillas Rueda de la SierraTorrubiaTortueraCubillejo del SitioSanctuary of La Concepción in Cillas, Meeting Place of the Sexma del CampoChurch of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Rueda de la Sierra)Molina-style manor houses of TortueraLagunas y parameras del Señorío de Molina: Natura 2000 wetland plainsPairón de San Juan Bautista (Cubillejo del Sitio)Lagoons of Tortuera: the wetland trail of the high plateauLos Rodiles (Cubillejo de la Sierra): an oppidum facing RomeCasa de los Utrera: the Baroque palace of Tartanedo Rueda de la SierraTorrubiaTortueraCubillejo del Sitio Reference
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