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Village · Guadalajara · 1,390 m

Traíd

Traíd is a village in the Señorío de Molina at around 1,390 metres near Montes de Picaza, a protected woodland of 15,000 hectares crowned by El Torrejón peak.

Panoramic view of Traíd with houses below scrub-covered hills.
Traíd, Guadalajara. Photo: «Traíd, Guadalajara, España, 2017-05-22, DD 54», Diego Delso (2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the territory

These readings connect Traíd with the history, work, and villages around it.

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.

What to see

Montes de Picaza.

Nearby

Megina, Pinilla de Molina, and Alcoroches.

More to see

In the municipal area: the fortified house of La Bujeda.

The memory of an April morning

The magazine El Torrejón reported in 2004 on a community tree-planting day beside the Navajo pool. Núria Sanz and Jesús Sanz recorded names and details of that occasion, which continues in A year in the mountains.

Places in and around Traíd

Place

Montes de Picaza: 15,000 hectares of protected forest

Traíd
Castle

Fortified house of La Bujeda (Traíd)

Traíd

Near Traíd

Forest · 4.7 km straight-line distance away

Roble de la Sexma: where the Sierra representatives were elected

Alcoroches
Viewpoint · 5.2 km straight-line distance away

Mirador de la Vaqueriza: Chequilla and the Cabrillas valley

Chequilla
Forest · 6.2 km straight-line distance away

Washhouse Black Poplar (Pinilla de Molina): largest catalogued poplar in the comarca

Pinilla de Molina
Place · 7.1 km straight-line distance away

La Sierra mushroom-gathering controlled zone
Recreation area · ≈ 7.1 km straight-line distance away

La Vaqueriza recreation area (Chequilla)

Chequilla
Route · 7.1 km straight-line distance away

Trail 15 (SL-GU 01): the Red Rocks of Chequilla

2.8 km · 1 h · Circular
Geosite · 7.2 km straight-line distance away

Las Quebradas: the little enchanted city of Chequilla

Chequilla
Geosite · 7.3 km straight-line distance away

Chequilla bullring: an arena between stone towers

Chequilla

Population of Traíd, 1842–2021

Traíd reached a peak of 707 inhabitants in 1920 . In the 2021 census there were 27 , a decrease of 96%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Traíd 1842: 401 inh.1857: 512 inh.1860: 472 inh.1877: 698 inh.1887: 695 inh.1897: 674 inh.1900: 662 inh.1910: 629 inh.1920: 707 inh.1930: 560 inh.1940: 540 inh.1950: 522 inh.1960: 443 inh.1970: 184 inh.1981: 69 inh.1991: 66 inh.2001: 56 inh.2011: 33 inh.2021: 27 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 707 27
INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Traíd month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,390 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)681013182328282117108
Avg. min (°C)-1-013712151511721
Rainfall (mm)494476735446162037625342
Rainy days991213984479107
Frost days2114125100001713

Location

Location: Traíd MeginaPinilla de MolinaAlcorochesChequillaMontes de Picaza: 15,000 hectares of protected forestFortified house of La Bujeda (Traíd)Roble de la Sexma: where the Sierra representatives were electedMirador de la Vaqueriza: Chequilla and the Cabrillas valleyWashhouse Black Poplar (Pinilla de Molina): largest catalogued poplar in the comarcaLa Sierra mushroom-gathering controlled zoneLa Vaqueriza recreation area (Chequilla)Las Quebradas: the little enchanted city of Chequilla MeginaPinilla de MolinaAlcorochesChequilla Reference
Atlas diagram. Traíd: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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Reference villages: Megina · Pinilla de Molina · Alcoroches · Chequilla.

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