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Village · Guadalajara · 1,178 m

Morenilla

Morenilla is a small village at around 1,190 metres southeast of Molina along the N-211. The Gallo River crosses its territory from southwest to east, softening a high terrain that rises to 1,370 metres to the south. In 1850 it had 110 residents; today around fifty.

Stone façade of San Julián parish church in Morenilla.
San Julián parish church, Morenilla. Photo: «Iglesia parroquial de San Julián, Morenilla, Guadalajara», Juan Emilio Prades Bel (2024) · CC BY 4.0

Along the Gallo

Morenilla stands at around 1,190 metres, in the high plateau southeast of Molina. The Gallo River traverses the municipality from southwest to east, opening a gentler valley within terrain that climbs to 1,370 metres in the south. Madoz counted around 110 inhabitants in the mid-19th century; today there are about fifty.

Nearby

Morenilla is a practical starting point for exploring the hamlets of the historic Pedregal district:

Near Morenilla

Museum · 2.5 km straight-line distance away

Hombrados Open-Air Museum: farm machinery in the streets

Hombrados
Heritage · 4.3 km straight-line distance away

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

Castellar de la Muela
Museum · 5.1 km straight-line distance away

Ethnographic Museum of El Pobo de Dueñas

El Pobo de Dueñas
Castle · 5.4 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Zafra: the rock fortress of the Sierra de Caldereros
Archaeological site · ≈ 5.4 km straight-line distance away

Castro de El Castillejo (Anquela del Pedregal): two enclosures upon a hill

Anquela del Pedregal
Protected area · 5.9 km straight-line distance away

Sierra de Caldereros: Red Sandstone and Zafra Castle
Archaeological site · 6.1 km straight-line distance away

Castro de La Coronilla (Chera): an excavated Celtiberian hillfort

Chera
Castle · 10.3 km straight-line distance away

Fortified house of La Bujeda (Traíd)

Traíd

Population of Morenilla, 1842–2021

Morenilla reached a peak of 291 inhabitants in 1940 . In the 2021 census there were 50 , a decrease of 83%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Morenilla 1842: 110 inh.1857: 189 inh.1860: 196 inh.1877: 232 inh.1887: 222 inh.1897: 233 inh.1900: 223 inh.1910: 218 inh.1920: 209 inh.1930: 267 inh.1940: 291 inh.1950: 269 inh.1960: 192 inh.1970: 124 inh.1981: 79 inh.1991: 58 inh.2001: 49 inh.2011: 47 inh.2021: 50 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 291 50
INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Morenilla month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,178 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)7101215202530292318119
Avg. min (°C)-1-024712151511831
Rainfall (mm)413464675048202038554531
Rainy days87121298446886
Frost days2115104000001613

Location

Location: Morenilla HombradosEl Pobo de DueñasAnquela del PedregalCheraHombrados Open-Air Museum: farm machinery in the streetsHermitage of the Virgen de la Carrasca: Romanesque in Sierra de CaldererosEthnographic Museum of El Pobo de DueñasCastle of Zafra: the rock fortress of the Sierra de CaldererosCastro de El Castillejo (Anquela del Pedregal): two enclosures upon a hillSierra de Caldereros: Red Sandstone and Zafra CastleCastro de La Coronilla (Chera): an excavated Celtiberian hillfort HombradosEl Pobo de DueñasAnquela del PedregalChera Reference
Atlas diagram. Morenilla: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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Reference villages: Hombrados · El Pobo de Dueñas · Anquela del Pedregal · Chera.

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