Herencia
Municipality
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°22′1″N 3°21′18″W / 39.36694°N 3.35500°W / 39.36694; -3.35500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castilla–La Mancha
Province	Ciudad Real
Government
• Mayor	Sergio García Navas Corrales (PSOE)
Area
• Total	226.75 km2 (87.55 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,456
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	herencia.es

Herencia is a municipality located in the Province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. As of 2020, It had a population of 8,456.^[1] The postal code is 13640. It's located 150 km away from the south of Madrid.

Herencia is located on part of the eighth stretch of Don Quixote's route; a route which passes through different towns of Castilla-La Mancha. Two medium-sized hills are found behind the village on which windmills are placed. It has an average elevation of 650 meters above the sea level.^[2]

Interesting monuments and places

• The Church of La Inmaculada Concepción
• The Church of Our Lady of Mercy, which was a Mercedarian monastery in the past.
• The Windmills
• "La copa", a water tank created in 1946, located next to the natural reserve of "La Pedriza".
• "Los Caños", old fountains that supplied water to the town in the past.
• The Public Park, where we can find a great variety of natural vegetation of the area.
• The hermitages of San Cristóbal, San Bartolomé, San Antón, La Asunción (commonly called "La Labradora"), el Santo Cristo de la Misericordia, San José and La Encarnación.