Tabernas
Tabernas, Spain | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Andalusia |
| Municipality | Almería |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Úbeda González (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 281 km2 (108.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,320 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,410 |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Tabernas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, as well as the name of the principal town of the municipality. It is located on the edge of the famous Tabernas Desert, the filming location of many feature films and TV series. The three film sets in the area: Fort Bravo Texas Hollywood, Western Leone, Mini Hollywood attract a modest number of tourists. It is the site of Moorish castle ruins, an old church, and a refurbished Teatro Municipal.
Demographics
Template:Demography 7col Source: INE (Spain)
Cinema
The Desert Tabernas, because of its similarities with the North American deserts like the Far West of the American West, northern Africa, the Arabian deserts, and its lunar landscape, served from 1950s and is still used today for the shooting of many films and westerns (the spaghetti westerns), which made him famous around the world.
see all the details of the films on the page of Almería
External links
- Template:Es icon Tabernas - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- Template:Es icon Tabernas - Diputación Provincial de Almería
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