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Almadén is a town and municipality in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, within the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The town is located at 4° 49' W and 38° 46' N and is 589 meters (1,932 ft) above sea level. Almadén is in the Sierra Morena. The name Almadén is from the Arabic: المعدن, romanized: al-maʻdin, lit. 'the metal', 'the mineral' or 'lode', and so by extension, the place where these are excavated, 'the mine'. Originally a Roman, and later, a Moorish mining settlement when taken from the Visigoths, the town was captured by the Christians in 1151 under king Alfonso VII and given to the Knights of the Order of Calatrava.
The mercury deposits of Almadén account for the largest quantity of liquid mercury metal produced in the world. Approximately 250,000 metric tons (280,000 short tons) of mercury have been produced there in the past 2000 years. Due to the toxicity of mercury and its byproducts to humans, the mine has variously employed penal labour, slave labour, and prisoners of war over its long history. Almadén mine stopped working in 2002, due to the European mercury mining prohibition. In 2006, the mine opened to the public who can visit the first level, 50 metres (160 ft) underground.
In 2012, Almadén and Idrija (Slovenia) were declared World Heritage Sites, with the nomination "Heritage of Mercury".
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Almadén · 101 leases | €250/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Almadén | €250/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Ciudad Real | €854/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Almadén | €27,632/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 3 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.796/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 3 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.929/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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