Salvacañete
municipality in Cuenca Province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Salvacañete (Spanish: [salβaˈkaɲete] ) is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha in the province of Cuenca. According to the 2023 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 300 inhabitants. On January 12, 2021, a minimum temperature of −16.2 °C (2.8 °F) was registered.
Geography
Salvacañete is part of the Serranía Baja, located 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Cuenca. The municipality is traversed by the national highway N-420 between kilometers 514 and 525, as well as local roads leading to Alcalá de la Vega and Toril y Masegoso.
The landscape of the municipality is shaped by the mountains of the Serranía de Cuenca and the Cabriel river, which runs from north to south, accompanied by numerous streams. The most prominent mountains include the Peña del Ocejón at the boundary with the province of Teruel, the Cruz de los Tres Reinos at the juncture of the provinces of Teruel, Valencia, and Cuenca, and the Modorro. The altitude in the area ranges from 1,629 meters (5344 feet) at Peña del Ocejón in the north to 1,150 meters (3772 feet) along the Cabriel River in the south, with the town itself situated at 1,209 meters (3966 feet) above sea level.
History
The first confirmed human presence in the area dates back to Roman times. The most significant find is the so-called "Treasure", publicly revealed in 1934, consisting of fourteen Roman denarii, with the most recent dated between 100–95 BCE, two drachmas from Arse, and sixty-three Iberian denarii.
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