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Tomelloso

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Tomelloso, city, Ciudad Real provincia (province), in Castile–La Mancha comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), south-central Spain. It lies on the plain of La Mancha, northeast of Ciudad Real city. Tomelloso is one of Spain’s leading melon- and wine-producing communities; mistela, a sweet wine, is its specialty. Other industries include the manufacture of cement and leather goods. Tomelloso was founded in the 16th century and named for the fields of thyme (tomillo) once cultivated there. It became a city in 1927. Pop. (2008 est.) 37,532.

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