El Viso de San Juan
El Viso de San Juan is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2339 inhabitants.
Etymology
The term "Viso" is derived from a Latin word, and means "view" or "sight". Accordingly, it is said in a document of 1576: "...the village of El Viso is so called for being located on high, and from which one can see many villages and lands . . ." and was named that way for being located on a height that allowed other towns in the region of La Sagra to be seen.
El Viso de San Juan began to acquire importance with the depopulation of the Villa de Olmos. During the Umayyad Period (10th - 11th century), the Muslims built a fortress here that was to be a strategic enclave on the path of invasion of the Guadarrama.
A tower about 8 meters high, 11.8 m, is barely standing. wide and 2.5 meter thick walls of fired brick and stone.
In the old town of El Viso de San Juan, the baroque-style church built in the 17th century and dedicated to Santa María Magdalena stands out. And a short walk from there, in what is now the entrance to the town, the hermitage of San Francisco with its whitewashed facade.
Already in the last century, there was a population explosion, going from the 575 inhabitants of 1991 to more than 4,000 today. This can be seen in the urban area, with an old area surrounded by various urban extensions, in addition to the urbanizations scattered throughout the municipality.
References
History of El Viso de San Juan Tourism of El Viso de San Juan
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- Ajofrín
- Alameda de la Sagra
- Albarreal de Tajo
- Alcabón
- Alcaudete de la Jara
- Alcañizo
- Alcolea de Tajo
- Aldea en Cabo
- Aldeanueva de Barbarroya
- Aldeanueva de San Bartolomé
- Almendral de la Cañada
- Almonacid de Toledo
- Almorox
- Arcicóllar
- Argés
- Azután
- Añover de Tajo
- Barcience
- Bargas
- Belvís de la Jara
- Borox
- Buenaventura
- Burguillos de Toledo
- Burujón
- Cabañas de Yepes
- Cabañas de la Sagra
- Cabezamesada
- Calera y Chozas
- Caleruela
- Calzada de Oropesa
- Camarena
- Camarenilla
- Camuñas
- Cardiel de los Montes
- Carmena
- Carranque
- Carriches
- Casarrubios del Monte
- Casasbuenas
- Castillo de Bayuela
- Cazalegas
- Cebolla
- Cedillo del Condado
- Cervera de los Montes
- Chozas de Canales
- Chueca
- Ciruelos
- Cobeja
- Cobisa
- Consuegra
- Corral de Almaguer
- Cuerva
- Domingo Pérez
- Dosbarrios
- El Campillo de la Jara
- El Carpio de Tajo
- El Casar de Escalona
- El Puente del Arzobispo
- El Real de San Vicente
- El Romeral
- El Toboso
- El Viso de San Juan
- Erustes
- Escalona
- Escalonilla
- Espinoso del Rey
- Esquivias
- Fuensalida
- Garciotum
- Gerindote
- Guadamur
- Gálvez
- Herreruela de Oropesa
- Hinojosa de San Vicente
- Hontanar
- Hormigos
- Huecas
- Huerta de Valdecarábanos
- Illescas
- Illán de Vacas
- La Estrella
- La Guardia
- La Iglesuela
- La Mata
- La Nava de Ricomalillo
- La Puebla de Almoradiel
- La Puebla de Montalbán
- La Pueblanueva
- La Torre de Esteban Hambrán
- La Villa de Don Fadrique
- Lagartera
- Las Herencias
- Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera
- Las Ventas de Retamosa
- Las Ventas de San Julián
- Layos
- Lillo
- Lominchar
- Los Cerralbos
- Los Navalmorales
- Los Navalucillos
- Los Yébenes
- Lucillos
- Madridejos
- Magán
- Malpica de Tajo
- Manzaneque
- Maqueda
- Marjaliza
- Marrupe
- Mascaraque
- Mazarambroz
- Mejorada
- Menasalbas
- Mesegar de Tajo
- Miguel Esteban
- Mocejón
- Mohedas de la Jara
- Montearagón
- Montesclaros
- Mora
- Méntrida
- Nambroca
- Navahermosa
- Navalcán
- Navalmoralejo
- Navamorcuende
- Noblejas
- Noez
- Nombela
- Novés
- Numancia de la Sagra
- Nuño Gómez
- Ocaña
- Olías del Rey
- Ontígola
- Orgaz
- Oropesa
- Otero
- Palomeque
- Pantoja
- Paredes de Escalona
- Parrillas
- Pelahustán
- Pepino
- Polán
- Portillo de Toledo
- Puerto de San Vicente
- Pulgar
- Quero
- Quintanar de la Orden
- Quismondo
- Recas
- Retamoso de la Jara
- Rielves
- Robledo del Mazo
- San Bartolomé de las Abiertas
- San Martín de Montalbán
- San Martín de Pusa
- San Pablo de los Montes
- San Román de los Montes
- Santa Ana de Pusa
- Santa Cruz de la Zarza
- Santa Cruz del Retamar
- Santa Olalla
- Santo Domingo-Caudilla
- Sartajada
- Segurilla
- Seseña
- Sevilleja de la Jara
- Sonseca
- Sotillo de las Palomas
- Talavera de la Reina
- Tembleque
- Toledo
- Torralba de Oropesa
- Torrecilla de la Jara
- Torrico
- Torrijos
- Totanés
- Turleque
- Ugena
- Urda
- Valdeverdeja
- Valmojado
- Velada
- Villacañas
- Villafranca de los Caballeros
- Villaluenga de la Sagra
- Villamiel de Toledo
- Villaminaya
- Villamuelas
- Villanueva de Alcardete
- Villanueva de Bogas
- Villarejo de Montalbán
- Villarrubia de Santiago
- Villaseca de la Sagra
- Villasequilla
- Villatobas
- Yeles
- Yepes
- Yuncler
- Yunclillos
- Yuncos
40°09′N 3°55′W / 40.150°N 3.917°W / 40.150; -3.917
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- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.