Campillo de Altobuey

General view of Campillo de Altobuey with the church tower

Campillo de Altobuey is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,691.

Situation

Campillo de Altobuey is located in the Manchuela of Cuenca, halfway between Cuenca (65 km.) and Albacete (90 km) and also between Madrid (200 km.) and Valencia (135 km).

It is a typical village of Castile, with a high tower visible from several kilometres around.

Its climate is Mediterranean but extreme in winter and summer.

Population

The population in earlier centuries reached four thousand. Since 1900, the population has dropped, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, as a result of emigration, mainly to Valencia.

Interesting places

It is a municipality with a great cultural patrimony, in spite of its size:

Economy

Cultivations of different products practices: cereals, vineyards, olive tree, lentils, garlic… Campillo always has been known by its saffron, and although its culture has diminished much, exists an enterprise initiative to commercialize it at national and even at international level. The Agricultural Cooperative San Andrés Apóstolcounts on around 800 partners. One is in charge to serve to the agriculturists (cereal distribution, seeds and installments) and also works as wine warehouse and oil mill.

It is limited to a textile factory that has avoided the emigration from many people to other places.

Celebrations

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Coordinates: 39°36′N 1°47′W / 39.600°N 1.783°W / 39.600; -1.783

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