Villar de Domingo García

Villar de Domingo García, Spain
Villar de Domingo García, Spain
Villar de Domingo García, Spain
Coordinates: 40°14′N 2°17′W / 40.233°N 2.283°W / 40.233; -2.283
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
ProvinceCuenca
MunicipalityVillar de Domingo García
Area
 • Total
54.77 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Elevation
933 m (3,061 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
229
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Villar de Domingo García is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 271 inhabitants.

View of Villar de Domingo García

Roman villa

In the municipality are the remains of an important Roman villa known in Spanish as the Villa romana de Noheda. It dates to the Late Antiquity and is notable for its mosaics.[2] In June 2019 it was hoped to open the site to the public in the near future.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ See the contributions in: Panzram, Sabine; Arbeiter, Achim; Trunk, Markus; Teichner, Felix (eds) (2024). Noheda. Überschwang der Bilder und hispanisch-spätantike Villenkultur / La opulencia de las imágenes y las grandes "villae" de la Hispania tardoantigua. Hispanica selecta, vol. 1. Stuttgart: Steiner, ISBN 978-3-515-13638-9.
  3. ^ Keeley, Graham (June 2019). "Roman 'billionaire's villa' discovered..." The Times. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Olaya (2019). "La espectacular villa de Noheda". El Pais (in Spanish).