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Village · Guadalajara · 1,157 m

Cubillejo del Sitio

Cubillejo del Sitio is a hamlet of Molina de Aragón at about 1,160 metres, an independent municipality until 1975. Its name recalls, by tradition, the siege laid here by Fernando III against the lord of Molina. It preserves the 16th-century church of San Ildefonso and the Baroque pairón of San Juan Bautista, replicated in Madrid.

What to see in Cubillejo del Sitio

  • The pairón de San Juan Bautista, from the 17th century, one of the notable pillars in the Señorío. A replica stands in the Salamanca district of Madrid.
  • The church of San Ildefonso, from the 16th century.
  • A fountain from 1932.

The siege

The village was known for a time as Cubillejo del Sicio. Tradition attributes the name to the siege (sitio) laid here by King Fernando III the Saint with his army, awaiting the surrender of the third lord of Molina. It had its own council until 1975, when it joined Molina de Aragón.

Nearby

Rueda de la Sierra, Cubillejo de la Sierra and Cillas.

Places in and around Cubillejo del Sitio

Heritage

Pairón de San Juan Bautista (Cubillejo del Sitio)

Cubillejo del Sitio

Near Cubillejo del Sitio

Archaeological site · 1.9 km straight-line distance away

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

Cubillejo de la Sierra
Museum · 3 km straight-line distance away

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

Cubillejo de la Sierra
Heritage · 4.5 km straight-line distance away

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

Rueda de la Sierra
Heritage · 7.6 km straight-line distance away

Molina-style manor houses of Tortuera

Tortuera
Water source · ≈ 7.6 km straight-line distance away

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

Tortuera
Castle · 9.3 km straight-line distance away

Torre de Aragón: Molina's Pentagonal Watchtower and Interpretation Centre

Molina de Aragón
Water source · 9.4 km straight-line distance away

Lagoons of Tortuera: the wetland trail of the high plateau

Tortuera
Castle · 9.5 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Molina de Aragón: 12th-century fortress and Torre de Aragón

Molina de Aragón

Population of Cubillejo del Sitio, 1842–1970

Cubillejo del Sitio reached a peak of 354 inhabitants in 1857 ; in 1970 it had 107, before merging into the municipality of Molina. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Cubillejo del Sitio 1842: 185 inh.1857: 354 inh.1860: 327 inh.1877: 305 inh.1887: 278 inh.1897: 313 inh.1900: 307 inh.1910: 298 inh.1920: 345 inh.1930: 302 inh.1940: 305 inh.1950: 288 inh.1960: 222 inh.1970: 107 inh. 1842186018871900192019401970 354 107
Between the 1981 census and the previous one, this municipality ceased to exist after incorporation into Molina. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Cubillejo del Sitio month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,157 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)81012152025303023191210
Avg. min (°C)-1-114712151511730
Rainfall (mm)383161614541181634524332
Rainy days77111297435896
Frost days2117104100001815

Location

Location: Cubillejo del Sitio Rueda de la SierraCubillejo de la SierraCillasPairón de San Juan Bautista (Cubillejo del Sitio)Los Rodiles (Cubillejo de la Sierra): an oppidum facing RomePonce de León Tower (Cubillejo de la Sierra) and its MuseumChurch of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Rueda de la Sierra)Torre de Aragón: Molina's Pentagonal Watchtower and Interpretation Centre Rueda de la SierraCubillejo de la SierraCillas Reference
Atlas diagram. Cubillejo del Sitio: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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