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What to see and do in La Recueja

What to see and do in La Recueja (La Manchuela, Albacete): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities

When to go to La Recueja: festival calendar

September: Festivities of San Mateo de La Recueja (September 21)

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What to see and do in La Recueja

La Recueja
Village
Municipality of the comarca of La Manchuela, in the province of Albacete, set on the bank of the Júcar, where market gardens full of white poplars, black poplars and fruit trees produced wheat, barley, maize, hemp and silk; of the use made of the river there remain a concrete weir 91 metres long with four sluice gates and a hydroelectric station opened in 1921. Its patronal festivals honour Saint Matthew the Evangelist.
Dam of La Recueja
Monument
A concrete weir on the Júcar 91 metres long and 2.35 metres high, fitted with four sluice gates, a key element of the municipality's historic irrigation system.
Hydroelectric plant of La Recueja
Monument
Hydroelectric power station inaugurated in 1921, with a total output of 3,440 kilowatts split between two turbine-and-generator units, an example of the energy use of the Júcar River in the district. Water reaches the turbines through a 250-metre underground tunnel that bypasses a meander of the river, with a head of 11.74 metres, and after driving the machinery it is returned to the riverbed. In 1932 it belonged to the company Hidroeléctrica de Anralá; today it is owned by the Bilbao-based Barbo Renovables.
Bank of the Júcar in La Recueja
Nature
The stretch of the river crossing the municipality, historically lined with poplars, black poplars and fruit trees, and the basis of market gardens that produced wheat, barley, maize, hemp and silk.
Festivities of San Mateo de La Recueja
Activity
Patron saint festivities of the municipality in honour of San Mateo Evangelista, the main date on the local calendar. They are held on 21 September, the saint's feast day.