Hita, Guadalajara

Place in Castile-La Mancha, Spain

40°49′34″N 3°02′54″W / 40.82611°N 3.04833°W / 40.82611; -3.04833Country SpainAutonomous communityCastile-La ManchaProvinceGuadalajaraMunicipalityHitaArea • Land56.49 km² (21.81 sq mi)Elevation876 m (2,874 ft)Population • Total307Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hita is a municipality in the comarca of La Alcarria, in the province of Guadalajara (province), Spain.

People

• Fernando García de Hita (d. 1125) was the lord of Hita.
• Juan Ruiz, author of the medieval Spanish poem The Book of Good Love (El libro de buen amor), is known by the title "Archpriest of Hita" (Arcipreste de Hita).

See also

• Monastery of Sopetrán

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Guía de Hita
• (in Spanish) Sopetrán