Yepes | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Toledo |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Mesa de Ocaña |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Ocaña |
Coordinates: | 39.9028°N -3.6236°W |
Elevation M: | 699 |
Area Total Km2: | 85 |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | See text |
Population Demonym: | Yepero, ra Yepesino, na Hipponense, sa |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 45313 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 34 (España) + 925 (provincia de Toledo) + 154/155/147 |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Antonio Rodríguez-Tembleco de la Oliva (2007) |
Yepes is a villa (town) in the northern region of the province of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Situated on the westernmost part of the comarca called La Mesa de Ocaña (the plateau of Ocaña), its limits are:
Yepes has the first documented human presence in a Celtiberian village, founded ca. 600 BC.
The former Hippo or Hippona of the Carpetanians, where the Celtiberians defeated the Roman troops of Quintius and Calpurnius, derives its current from the times of the Muslim rule, when it was called Hepes, which in turn would produce Hiepes, Iepes and finally Yepes. It is possible that Hepes be a mozarabic toponym.
During the reign of Alfonso VII, "Yepes and its castle" are ceded to the Concello (Council) of San Nicolás.
The plan was originally triangular, with the Church and the Archiepiscopal Palace at the sides, and an administrative building at the base. During the 16th century it served as a place for spectacles. Besides, testimonies of the time reveal that there was a good mesón at it.
Later, in the 18th century, the Archiepiscopal Palace was modified in order to create 19 homes for people living in caves and a slaughter house, thus giving the square its current rectangular shape.
This church, dedicated to abbot Saint Benito, was designed by Alonso de Covarrubias, master of the Toledo Cathedral. It is a splendid building of white stone, dating from late Gothic and early Renaissance. It consists of three naves, plus two series of side chapels and a 70-metre tower.
http://www.diputoledo.es/global/areas/turismo/muni_datos.php?id_area=11&id_cat=&f=&codine=45202&id_ent=255 - Website of the Diputación of the province of Toledo