Village · Guadalajara · 1,152 m
Herreria
Herrería is a village in the Señorío de Molina at about 1,150 metres, next to Canales de Molina. Its main landmark is the Celtiberian castro of El Ceremeño, featuring two superimposed settlements from the 6th and 4th centuries BC, complemented by a small museum in the Town Hall and a reconstructed necropolis in the square.
Traces in the village and its surroundings
Which eras you can read here
A single place can preserve traces from different eras. These layers connect what you see with the stories in the atlas.
1936–1939 · memory of the territory
The war in the village memory
The war also reached the work of the pine woods. Among LURE’s resin workers called up for military service were 3 workers from this village. Their story connects the memory of the woods with those who had to leave their trade during the conflict.
Source: Berlanga, capítulo 9, pp. 346–347.
Read the story of the river frontline →What to see
- The Celtiberian castro of El Ceremeño.
- The El Ceremeño Museum, with a scale model of the settlement.
Nearby
The rock engravings of Peña Escrita in Canales de Molina, and the rock art shelters of Rillo de Gallo. Georuta 5 passes through here.
Places in and around Herreria
Near Herreria
Fossil forest of Rillo de Gallo: a 300-million-year-old Pompeii
AragoncilloTriassic rivers in Rillo de Gallo: current traces from 240 million years ago
Rillo de Gallo
Rock shelters of Rillo de Gallo: UNESCO World Heritage Levantine art
Rillo de Gallo
Peña Escrita (Canales de Molina): rock engravings with human figures
Canales de MolinaPardos mines: Mina Estrella and its copper minerals
Pardos
Capricho Rillano: the 'Gaudí house' of Rillo de Gallo
Rillo de GalloEl Turmielo (Aragoncillo): watchtower and shelter of early Molina history
Aragoncillo
Castle of Santiuste (Corduente): the 15th-century fortified house
CorduentePopulation of Herreria, 1842–2021
Herreria reached a peak of 291 inhabitants in 1910 . In the 2021 census there were 26 , a decrease of 91%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.
Climate in Herreria month by month
2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,152 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.
Location
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Reference villages: Canales de Molina · Rillo de Gallo · Pardos · Corduente.
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