Alameda (Málaga)

Alameda municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Málaga
Comarca :	Antequera
Coordinates	37 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 0 ′  W
Height :	430  msnm
Area :	65.11 km²
Residents :	5,372 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	82.51 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	29530
Municipality number  ( INE ):	29001
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de España 5 29530 Alameda
Website :	www.alameda.es
Location of the municipality

Alameda is a Spanish municipality in the province of Málaga . The 5372 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) live on an area of ​​65 km² and are called Alamedanos or Lameatos .

location

The Alameda community is bounded by

Northwest: Encinas Reales	North: Lucena	Northeast: Rute (Cordoba)
West: Benameji		East: Iznájar
Southwest Humilladero	South: Mollina	Southeast: Antequera

Alameda is 73 km from the provincial capital, Málaga .

climate

Annual average temperature	16 ° C
Hours of sunshine / year	2700
Rainfall / year	610 l / m²

history

The name of the municipality is derived from the Los Álamos stream . The Marquis of Estepa had the church Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción built in 1663 at the point where the roads to Málaga, Granada and Seville cross .
Archaeological finds in this area prove that Alameda was a central settlement point from the Paleolithic to the time of the Romans , the location of which corresponds exactly to the current city center. An important point in the history of Alameda occurred in 208 BC. When the inhabitants set fire to their village to save it from the siege of Lucio Marcio and to remain loyal to Carthage .
Little is known about the time after the Romans. Only by finding a treasure do we know that Visigoths lived in this place around the 6th century.
The parish has belonged to the Margraviate of Estepa since the 15th century . In the 17th century, Alameda was able to regain importance as important as it was under Roman rule. In the first half of the 19th century, Alameda was assigned to the province of Málaga.

Attractions

One of the most famous buildings of Alameda is the parish church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ( Spanish Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción ), which was commissioned by the Marquis of Estepa and was completed around 1700. This church is a baroque temple with three shrines dedicated to Jesús el Nazareno , the Virgen de Dolores and the Virgen del Rosario . All three are referred to as masterpieces of the Rococo . There is also a carving of the crucified Jesus Christ in the church , which was made by an unknown artist in the 14th century.
Other sights are the grave of " El Tempranillo ", one of the most famous bandoleros , and the Placeta fountain ( Spanish Fuente de la Placeta ).

Web links

Commons : Alameda, Málaga  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Alameda on the province's website

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).
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4. ^ Official website of Alameda