Cogolludo, Spain | |
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General view of Cogolludo | |
Coordinates: 40°56′54″N 3°05′15″W / 40.94833°N 3.08750°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Guadalajara |
Municipality | Cogolludo |
Area | |
• Total | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 549 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Cogolludo is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It forms part of the comarca of La Serranía and was the manorial home of the Dukes of Medinaceli. In 2015, it had a population of 600 inhabitants. The historic Church of Santa María stands in the town.
Name and symbols
[edit]Its original name was Cugullent, from the Latin cucullus, which means "cap." This alludes to its location on a hill and to the crowding of its houses that mimics the appearance of a pineapple or bud. "Bud" would come to mean, according to other authors, "mound with a steep slope."
The municipal coat of arms - approved by decree on December 20, 1985 - is the following:
Cut: 1st and 4th part, made of gules, golden tower masoned with sable and clarified with gules; silver match the rampant lion of gules; 2nd and 3rd, of azure, three golden lyses, 2-1. At the top, royal crown closed. -Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha No. 52 of December 31, 1985
The municipal flag is a cloth of 2:3 proportions of crimson red color with the municipal coat of arms in the center.
Notable people
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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Church of Santa María
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Cogolludo municipal office
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San Pedro Church
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Ruins of the Castle of Cogolludo