Hellín
Hellín | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 38°31′0″N 1°41′00″W / 38.51667°N 1.68333°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
Province | Albacete |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramón García Rodríguez (PSOE-CLM) |
Area | |
• Total | 781.66 km2 (301.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 30,268 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Hellineros or Ilunenses |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 02400 |
Website | Official website |
Hellín is a city and municipality of Spain located in the province of Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 781.66 km2.[2] As of 1 January 2020, it has a population of 30,200,[2] which makes it the second largest municipality in the province. It belongs to the comarca of Campos de Hellín.
History[]
There is an archaeological site at hill near Hellín, with phases of Iberian, Roman and Visigoth occupation.[3] There are archaeological evidences suggesting that the Minateda site may have stood at some point at the Byzantine side of the limes.[4] A tentative identification with the Iyih mentioned in the Pact of Theodemir has been also proposed.[5] Minateda was thus probably known as Madinat Iyyuh during the Islamic period.[6] The Arabic name of Hellín was however Falyān, which eventually evolved into 'Felín', and then 'Hellín'.[6]
The importance of the Sulfur-rich mining district in the south of the municipality led to the creation of a mining community in the area (Las Minas), that became a leading producer of sulfur in southwestern Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries.[7]
Railway arrived to the town in 1864, with the opening of the Chinchilla–Hellín stretch on 18 January and the Hellín– stretch on 8 October.[8]
Hellín was granted the title of city (ciudad) in 1898.[9] Esparto cultivation increased in the first decades of the 20th century, peaking in importance during the Autarky period of the Francoist dictatorship, with the expansion of irrigated crops.[10]
Culture[]
Main celebrations, such as the processions and the traditional tamborada (drumming), declared of international tourist interest, occur during the Holy Week (in Spanish, Semana Santa).
Main sights[]
Notable people[]
- Ginés de Boluda, composer
- Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, biochemist & pharmacologist
- Josico, footballer
- Manuel Castells, sociologist
Twinned cities[]
- Paysandú, Uruguay
References[]
- Citations
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Abad Casal, Gamo Parras & Gutiérrez Lloret, pp. 145–150.
- ^ Abad Casal & Gutiérrez Lloret 1997, p. 591.
- ^ Abad Casal & Gutiérrez Lloret 1997, p. 592.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Abad Casal, Gamo Parras & Gutiérrez Lloret, p. 160.
- ^ Romera Tébar 2018, pp. 359–360.
- ^ Mirón López 2018, p. 18.
- ^ Losada Azorín 2002, p. 147.
- ^ Losada Azorín 2002, pp. 150; 158.
- Bibliography
- Abad Casal, Lorenzo; Gutiérrez Lloret, Sonia (1997). "Iyih (El Tolmo de Minateda, Hellín, Albacete): Una Civitas en el Limes visigodo - bizantina". Antigüedad y Cristianismo. Revista de estudios sobre Antigüedad Tardía. Murcia: University of Murcia (14). ISSN 0214-7165.
- Abad Casal, Lorenzo; Gamo Parras, Blanca; Gutiérrez Lloret, Sonia (2004). "El Tolmo de Minateda, Hellín (Albacete)". Investigaciones arqueológicas en Castilla La Mancha : 1996-2002 (PDF). Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. ISBN 84-7788-332-7.
- Losada Azorín, Alfredo Antonio (2002). "La evolución en la población hellinera desde 1875 a 1950". In Panadero Moya, Carlos; Requena Gallego, Manuel (eds.). II Congreso de Historia de Albacete: del 22 al 25 de noviembre de 2000 (PDF). 4. pp. 147–159. ISBN 84-95394-43-X.
- Mirón López, Manuel (2018). "La Línea Albacete-Cartagena (IV). Duelo de marqueses" (PDF). Arriate. Revista Oficial de la Demarcación de Murcia del Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (39): 15–19. ISSN 2386-4044.
- Romera Tébar, Cristina (2018). "Valorización de la antigua industria minera del azufre y sus múltiples dimensiones patrimoniales". In Cutillas Orgilés, Ernesto (ed.). Convergencia y transversalidad en humanidades. Actas de las VII Jornadas de Investigación de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Alicante (Alicante, 6 y 7 de abril de 2017) (PDF). Alicante: Universidad de Alicante. pp. 359–366. ISBN 978-84-948233-2-9.
External links[]
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- Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 (11th ed.). 1911. .
- Official website
- Web oficial de Turismo de Hellín
- Municipalities of the Province of Albacete