Alájar

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Alájar municipality
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Alájar (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Huelva
Coordinates 37 ° 52 '  N , 6 ° 40'  W coordinates: 37 ° 52 '  N , 6 ° 40'  W
Height : 574  msnm
Area : 41 km²
Residents : 756 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 18.44 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 21340
Municipality number  ( INE ): 21001
administration
Mayoress : Doña Maria Carmen Osorno Sevillano
Location of the municipality
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Flag of Alájar

Alájar is a municipality in the Spanish province of Huelva , which is about 110 kilometers from the provincial capital Huelva .

Results of the municipal council elections

Political party Seats 2011 Seats 2015
PP 2 -
PSOE 5 -

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development


Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

tourism

Bell gable of the Reina de los Ángeles chapel

La Peña de Los Ángeles , a place of worship to which there is a pilgrimage every year at the beginning of May, is of touristic importance . Located high above the village on a rock, you have a beautiful view over the valley. In the past, this view was of military importance to the defense of the area, as can be seen in the little guard houses today. Due to the nature of the sandstone subsoil, there are numerous underground caves. A smaller grotto (not accessible) comes to light directly below the church of La Peña.

  • San Marcos Church
  • San Bartolome Chapel
  • Chapel of La Reina de los Angeles (The Queen of Angels)
  • Natural monument "Peña Arias Montano"

Others

View of Alájar
  • The locals often speak of their village as "el culebra" (The Snake), as the original development snaked through the valley like an adder. This can no longer be recognized by recent additions.

Web links

Commons : Alájar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. ^ Elecciones Locales 2011 - Resultados provisionales ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interior. May 22, 2011. Accessed January 21, 2019.