Cenes de la Vega

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Cenes de la Vega municipality
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Cenes de la Vega (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Granada
Coordinates 37 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 32 ′  W
Height : 741  msnm
Area : 7 km²
Residents : 8.002 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 1,143.14 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 18190
Municipality number  ( INE ): 18047
Location of the municipality
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Cenes de la Vega is a municipality located just a few kilometers east of the provincial capital Granada in Spain. Cenes de la Vega is on the road that goes up to the Sierra Nevada and on the Genil River .

history

According to written sources, the place was declared a municipality in March 1572 . However, the establishment lies further in the past and already took place during the time of the Arab rule. At that time, Cenes de la Vega was part of the ring around the city of Granada known as La Campana ( Spanish : the bell ). This name comes from the fact that the bell of the Torre de la Vela tower of the Alhambra could be heard within this ring . During construction work in the “Venta” district of Cenes de la Vega, a number of graves were found that date back to that period .

From the mid-1970s, the place experienced very strong growth and gradually turned into a dormitory city and a territory for weekend houses due to its close proximity to Granada .

Culture

  • Organ Jazz: A jazz club well known in eastern Andalusia that was founded in 2005. Live music every Friday and Saturday, a small museum is set up on the first floor.
  • Ruta del Veleta: Well known restaurant with local dishes in the province of Granada .
  • Centro de Equitación Sierra Nevada: Well-known equestrian school in Andalusia.
  • Parque Acuático Aquaola: The oldest adventure pool in the province of Granada .
  • In addition, Cenes de la Vega is also an important starting point for paragliding and other air sports.

Web links

Commons : Cenes de la Vega  - 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).