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Valdepeñas: Plaza de España
Valdepeñas: Plaza de España Plaza de España, Valdepeñas, Spain.

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Valdepeñas, city, Ciudad Real provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-La Mancha, south-central Spain. The city lies on the left bank of the Jabalón River, southeast of the city of Ciudad Real. Its Gothic Church of the Assumption was originally a mosque. Situated in a fertile area of La Mancha plain, it is the centre of a grape-growing district, the wines of which are among the most popular in Spain. Related industries are vinegar making, liquor distilling, and barrel making. The city has a large number of wine cellars (bodegas). Sheep farming is also significant. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 28,570.

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