Alcalá de los Gazules

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Alcalá de los Gazules municipality
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Alcalá de los Gazules (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Cadiz
Comarca : La Janda
Coordinates 36 ° 27 ′  N , 5 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 27 ′  N , 5 ° 43 ′  W
Height : 167  msnm
Area : 479.59 km²
Residents : 5,219 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 10.88 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 11180
Municipality number  ( INE ): 11001
administration
Website : www.alcaladelosgazules.es
Location of the municipality
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Alcalá de los Gazules (province of Cádiz) is a city in Andalusia ( Spain ) in the comarca of La Janda , which is 167 meters above sea level in a mountainous region 62 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Cádiz . It is also known as the gateway to the cork oak nature park “ Los Alcornocales ”. The nature park administration with a visitor and information center has been located there since 2005.

history

Rock paintings near the place testify to the early settlement of the area. In Roman times there was a settlement called Lascuta nearby, made famous by the " Bronze of Lascuta " from 189 BC that was found there. From the Visigothic period traces are also preserved and after the conquest by the Moors the place was named Qalat at Yazula , i.e. H. "Castle of the Gazules", where the addition refers to a family of the same name. In 1264 the village was conquered by Alfonso X. el Sabio (the wise) and henceforth called "Alcalá de los Gazules".

Later the village belonged to the Ribera family, the dukes of Alcalá, who were mainly responsible for the construction of the historical buildings that are still preserved today. The Moorish castle complex was blown up in the Spanish War of Independence (1808–1814). In 1876 Alfons XII gave the place . the town charter granted in 1985 and Alcalá was declared a National Monument.

Results of the municipal council elections

Political party Seats 2011 Seats 2015
PP 4th -
PSOE 7th -
IU 2 -

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development


Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Jorge (built from the 14th to the 16th century, Gothic style with Baroque interior; a base from the Visigothic period has been preserved)
  • Convento de Santa Clara (a monastery building from the 16th / 17th centuries)
  • Iglesia de Santo Domingo (late Gothic church from the 16th century)
  • Casa del Cabildo (the old town hall was built in the mid-16th century and recently restored)
  • Moorish castle and city wall: only a few remains of the former castle complex can be seen at Plaza San Jorge. It was almost completely destroyed in the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814).
  • Santuario Nuestra Señora de los Santos (the sanctuary was founded in the 14th century and expanded in the 17th century. It is located five kilometers from the city center)
  • Visitor and information center of the cork oak nature park (located on the Jerez – Los Barrios motorway, Alcalá exit)

Web links

Commons : Alcalá de los Gazules  - 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 Results of the municipal council elections 2011 from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior on elecciones.mir.es (Spanish)