Las Pedroñeras
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'''Las Pedroñeras''' is a small [[town]] and [[municipality]] in the province of [[Cuenca (province)|Cuenca]], in the central region of the [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Castile-La Mancha]], southwestern [[Spain]].
It was founded around 1500, and it is believed that the name comes from "Pedro" (Stone in Spanish) + "Heras" (Farming Field in Spanish).
Las [[Pedroñeras]] has about 7000 people in the [[winter]] and 10,000 in the [[summer]]. Official data from [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]] is 7,058 inhabitants.
==Typical products==
The main activity is [[garlic]] farming and [[wine]] making. Currently it produces about 60%{{Fact|date=February 2007}} of the total Spanish garlic production. In Spain [[Pedroñeras]] is called the "Garlic Capital", because the good quality of its garlic, publicized on television by [[Karlos Arguiñano]], a Spanish chef. Every [[summer]] the [[International Garlic Congress]] takes place in the town.
It is also known for a very highly rated [[restaurant]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
==External links==
=== In Spanish ===
* [http://www.pedroneras.com Las Pedroñeras Town Hall]
* [http://www.pedroneras.com Las Pedroñeras]
* [http://www.radioazul.com News about Las Pedroñeras]
* [http://www.callejeando.com/Pueblos/pueblo16_4.htm Las Pedroñeras Street Map]
* [http://www.radioazul.com/feria-ajo.htm International Garlic Congress]
=== In English or other languages ===
* [http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Gastronomia/Productos%20y%20Recetas/Productos/G/0/Ajo%20Morado%20de%20Las%20Pedroneras Info about the Pedroñeras' Garlic]
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