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Its importance is related to its role as main crossroads. Its main street (Calle Real, Royal Street) was the old main road between Madrid and Barcelona, and Alcolea was the junction point to the road to Teruel and southern Aragon. Moreover, a little northward, in the municipality of Medinaceli, there is another main junction, this one heading north, towards Soria, representing the main access from Madrid to La Rioja and Navarre. As a result, Alcolea del Pinar has been an important hub for the road-related services, with a relatively large Guardia Civil (rural police)station, devoted to traffic control, and a base of the Ministry of Public Works, for the maintenance works of the A-2 highway (Madrid-Barcelona). Currently, the new high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona goes just by side of the town, parallel to the A-2 highway. As a matter of fact, Alcolea del Pinar is situated in the highest point in the A-2 highway between Madrid and Barcelona (1200 meters above sea level, 3600 feet.

Alcolea del Pinar has several touristic attractions, being the most relevant the 'Casa de Piedra' (Stone house). The 'Casa de Piedra' was built by Lino Bueno in the early 20th century, within a solid, large rock. With the single use of a pick, Lino Bueno succeeded in creating a real home within the rock, with no any other construction material but the rock itself. The construction took 16 years, and Lino Bueno died when he was still working in the creation of another room on the upper floor.

Municipalities in the province of Guadalajara

Abánades Ablanque Adobes Alaminos Alarilla Albalate de Zorita Albares Albendiego Alcocer Alcolea de las Peñas Alcolea del Pinar Alcoroches Aldeanueva de Guadalajara Algar de Mesa Algora Alhóndiga Alique Almadrones Almoguera Almonacid de Zorita Alocén Alovera Alustante Anguita Angón Anquela del Ducado Anquela del Pedregal Aranzueque Arbancón Arbeteta Argecilla Armallones Armuña de Tajuña Arroyo de las Fraguas Atanzón Atienza Auñón Azuqueca de Henares Baides Barriopedro Baños de Tajo Bañuelos Berninches Brihuega Budia Bujalaro Bustares Cabanillas del Campo Campillo de Dueñas Campillo de Ranas Campisábalos Canredondo Cantalojas Casa de Uceda Casas de San Galindo Caspueñas Castejón de Henares Castellar de la Muela Castilforte Castilnuevo Cañizar Cendejas de Enmedio Cendejas de la Torre Centenera Checa Chequilla Chillarón del Rey Chiloeches Cifuentes Cincovillas Ciruelas Ciruelos del Pinar Cobeta Cogollor Cogolludo Condemios de Abajo Condemios de Arriba Congostrina Copernal Corduente Driebes Durón El Cardoso de la Sierra El Casar El Cubillo de Uceda El Olivar El Ordial El Pedregal El Pobo de Dueñas El Recuenco El Sotillo Embid Escamilla Escariche Escopete Espinosa de Henares Esplegares Establés Estriégana Fontanar Fuembellida Fuencemillán Fuentelahiguera de Albatages Fuentelencina Fuentelsaz Fuentelviejo Fuentenovilla Gajanejos Galve de Sorbe Galápagos Gascueña de Bornova Guadalajara Henche Heras de Ayuso Herrería Hiendelaencina Hijes Hita Hombrados Hontoba Horche Hortezuela de Océn Huérmeces del Cerro Huertahernando Hueva Humanes Illana Iniéstola Irueste Jadraque Jirueque La Bodera La Huerce La Mierla La Miñosa La Olmeda de Jadraque La Toba La Yunta Las Inviernas Las Navas de Jadraque Ledanca Loranca de Tajuña Lupiana Luzaga Luzón Majaelrayo Málaga del Fresno Malaguilla Mandayona Mantiel Maranchón Marchamalo Masegoso de Tajuña Matarrubia Matillas Mazarete Mazuecos Medranda Megina Membrillera Miedes de Atienza Millana Milmarcos Mirabueno Miralrío Mochales Mohernando Molina de Aragón Monasterio Mondéjar Montarrón Moratilla de los Meleros Morenilla Muduex Negredo Ocentejo Olmeda de Cobeta Orea Pálmaces de Jadraque Pardos Paredes de Sigüenza Pareja Pastrana Peralejos de las Truchas Peralveche Peñalver Peñalén Pinilla de Jadraque Pinilla de Molina Pioz Piqueras Poveda de la Sierra Pozo de Almoguera Pozo de Guadalajara Prados Redondos Prádena de Atienza Puebla de Beleña Puebla de Valles Quer Rebollosa de Jadraque Renera Retiendas Riba de Saelices Rillo de Gallo Riofrío del Llano Robledillo de Mohernando Robledo de Corpes Romanillos de Atienza Romanones Rueda de la Sierra Sacecorbo Sacedón Saelices de la Sal Salmerón San Andrés del Congosto San Andrés del Rey Santiuste Saúca Sayatón Selas Semillas Setiles Sienes Sigüenza Solanillos del Extremo Somolinos Sotodosos Tamajón Taragudo Taravilla Tartanedo Tendilla Terzaga Tierzo Tordellego Tordelrábano Tordesilos Torija Torre del Burgo Torrecuadrada de Molina Torrecuadradilla Torrejón del Rey Torremocha de Jadraque Torremocha del Campo Torremocha del Pinar Torremochuela Torrubia Tórtola de Henares Tortuera Tortuero Traíd Trijueque Trillo Uceda Ujados Utande Valdarachas Valdearenas Valdeavellano Valdeaveruelo Valdeconcha Valdegrudas Valdelcubo Valdenuño Fernández Valdepeñas de la Sierra Valderrebollo Valdesotos Valfermoso de Tajuña Valhermoso Valtablado del Río Valverde de los Arroyos Viana de Jadraque Villanueva de Alcorón Villanueva de Argecilla Villanueva de la Torre Villares de Jadraque Villaseca de Henares Villaseca de Uceda Villel de Mesa Viñuelas Yebes Yebra Yélamos de Abajo Yélamos de Arriba Yunquera de Henares Zaorejas Zarzuela de Jadraque Zorita de los Canes

Coordinates: 41°02′13″N 2°27′56″W / 41.03694°N 2.46556°W / 41.03694; -2.46556

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