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Wikipedia / Utiel

Utiel is a municipality in the comarca of Plana de Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.

According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants.

The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra de Utiel range, near Utiel.

Population centres

  • Utiel town.

  • Las Casas, at the feet of the Sierra de la Bicuerca, with 350 inhabitants.

  • Los Corraleses, about 5km from Utiel town, with 327 inhabitants

  • Las Cuevas, with 607 inhabitants. The railway station of the Cuenca-Valencia line is located in this village.

  • Estenas, in the Sierra del Negrete, with 34 inhabitants

  • La Torre, about 13km NW of Utiel town, with 145 inhabitants

  • Other minor settlements include El Remedio, Casas de Medina and El Hontanar.

Climate

Utiel has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk) with precipitation being irregular in some years. Winters are cool to mild, while the summers are hot, although the nights can be relatively cool. It is one of the driest cities in the Province of Valencia.

Economy

  • The economy of Utiel relies on the historic D.O. Utiel-Requena wine region that includes over 4,200 regional winegrowers.

  • Bodegas Vicente Gandia, Valencian wine producer and seller company founded in 1885

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