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The origins of Atienza
date back to Prehistory. The town is located in a rugged hill, crowned by a
castle which was remodelled, having still the remains of the wall, the keep,
the moat, an underground reservoir, and several gates.
A remarkable feature in the city's layout is Plaza del Trigo, one of the most
beautiful in Castile,
with its medieval construction, and buildings that date back to the 16th-18th
centuries. It has numerous religious buildings, such as the church of Santa
María del Rey, the oldest in Atienza, isolated from the town and turned into a
cemetery, but still having its 12th-century apse, and two Romanesque gates; the
Romanesque churches of San Salvador, San Gil and San Bartolomé, all of them
rebuilt in the 16th century; the church of San Juan, from the 16th century, the
only one that still holds services; and the church of Nuestra Señora del Val,
with its remarkable main front that has beautiful figures on the archivolt. The
monumental heritage of Atienza is complete with the hospital of Santa Ana, from
the 18th century; many mansions with porches, including the City Hall, from the
18th century; the lodging house of Cordón; the arch of Arrebatacapas, also
known as arch of San Juan, which is what is left of one of the wall's gates; as
well as noble palaces.
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