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Village · Guadalajara · 1,160 m

Prados Redondos

Prados Redondos is a municipality at around 1,160 metres southeast of Molina uniting Prados Redondos, Chera, Pradilla, and Aldehuela. In 1950 it had over 850 residents; today around fifty. Near Chera lies the Celtiberian hillfort of La Coronilla.

Prados Redondos with houses, cultivated fields and the church tower.
View of Prados Redondos. Photo: «Prados Redondos, Guadalajara, España, 2017-05-22, DD 71», Diego Delso (2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0

A municipality of hamlets

Prados Redondos sits at around 1,160 metres, in the high plateau southeast of Molina de Aragón. The municipal area brings together four settlements: Prados Redondos, Chera, Pradilla, and Aldehuela. In 1950 they totaled over 850 inhabitants; today they number around fifty.

What to see

Nearby

Castellar de la Muela and the hermitage of La Carrasca, Torrecuadrada de Molina, and Torremochuela.

Near Prados Redondos

Archaeological site · 2 km straight-line distance away

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

Chera
Heritage · 6 km straight-line distance away

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

Castellar de la Muela
Castle · 6.3 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Castilnuevo: from fortress to palatial manor

Castilnuevo
Archaeological site · ≈ 6.6 km straight-line distance away

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

Anquela del Pedregal
Castle · 8.5 km straight-line distance away

Fortified house of La Bujeda (Traíd)

Traíd
Castle · 9.2 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Zafra: the rock fortress of the Sierra de Caldereros
Museum · 9.3 km straight-line distance away

Hombrados Open-Air Museum: farm machinery in the streets

Hombrados
Protected area · 9.4 km straight-line distance away

Sierra de Caldereros: Red Sandstone and Zafra Castle

Population of Prados Redondos, 1842–2021

Prados Redondos reached a peak of 918 inhabitants in 1940 . In the 2021 census there were 59 , a decrease of 94%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Prados Redondos 1842: 318 inh.1857: 755 inh.1860: 716 inh.1877: 807 inh.1887: 770 inh.1897: 722 inh.1900: 748 inh.1910: 795 inh.1920: 752 inh.1930: 834 inh.1940: 918 inh.1950: 853 inh.1960: 745 inh.1970: 403 inh.1981: 185 inh.1991: 100 inh.2001: 91 inh.2011: 96 inh.2021: 59 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 918 59
Between the 1857 census and the previous one, the municipal area grew by incorporating Chera and Pradilla. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Prados Redondos month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,160 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)7101215202530292318119
Avg. min (°C)-1-024712151511831
Rainfall (mm)403665705144191837574734
Rainy days88111297446996
Frost days2115104100000714

Location

Location: Prados Redondos CheraTorrecuadrada de MolinaTorremochuelaCastellar de la MuelaCastro de La Coronilla (Chera): an excavated Celtiberian hillfortHermitage of the Virgen de la Carrasca: Romanesque in Sierra de CaldererosCastle of Castilnuevo: from fortress to palatial manorCastro de El Castillejo (Anquela del Pedregal): two enclosures upon a hillCastle of Zafra: the rock fortress of the Sierra de CaldererosSierra de Caldereros: Red Sandstone and Zafra Castle CheraTorrecuadrada de MolinaTorremochuelaCastellar de la Muela Reference
Atlas diagram. Prados Redondos: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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Reference villages: Chera · Torrecuadrada de Molina · Torremochuela · Castellar de la Muela.

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