Ceutí

Ceutí municipality
	Ceutí - Santa María Magdalena Church
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Murcia
Province :	Murcia
Comarca :	Vega Media del Segura
Coordinates	38 ° 5 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 5 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W
Height :	90 msnm
Area :	10.25 km²
Residents :	11,787 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	1,149.95 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	30562
Municipality number ( INE ):	30018
administration
Website :	Ceutí

Museo de Antonio Campillo

Ceutí is a southern Spanish town and one from the main town and a village (Torraos) existing municipality ( municipio ) with 11,787 inhabitants (as of January 1 2019) in the center of the province of Murcia in the same autonomous region of Murcia .

location

The small town of Ceutí is about 23 km (driving distance) northwest of the city of Murcia at an altitude of about 85 to 95 m above sea level. d. The Mediterranean coast is approx. 40 km (as the crow flies) away. The climate in winter is temperate, while in summer it is warm to hot; the low amounts of precipitation (approx. 300 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed throughout the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	1,369	2,286	3,931	7,305	11,321

The continuous increase in population is mainly due to the ongoing immigration from the rural area and the proximity to the city of Murcia.

economy

Ceutí is in the metropolitan area of Murcia; For centuries, the area was agriculturally oriented - mainly fruit and olive trees and vines were planted. Small traders, craftsmen and service companies of all kinds have settled in the village.

history

Prehistoric, Iberian , Roman and Visigoth finds are sparse. In the years after 711 the area was overrun by the Moors ; especially the cultivation of citrus fruits in the region is attributed to them - the place or the entire area was given the name Alquería de Zepti . Only after the reconquest ( reconquista ) of the region by Castilian troops under Alfonso X in 1243 was the present-day place built. The Taifa Kingdom of Murcia, which has been virtually independent since the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba , was then converted into a Christian kingdom , which was, however, closely interwoven with the Crown of Castile , but came under Aragonese rule from 1296 to 1304 . For a long time the place was administered by the Order of Santiago Knights . After that of Philip III. (r. 1598–1621) and his first minister, the Duke of Lerma , ordered the expulsion of the Moors at the beginning of the 17th century, the population of the place declined significantly.

Attractions

The most important building of the place is the Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena ; However, it was not built until the years 1956 to 1995 after the demolition of an early modern predecessor building, which was largely used for the new building. The church, built in neoclassical style, has three naves; it has a transept and a crossing dome over a windowed octagonal drum .
The Museo Antonio Campillo is dedicated to a sculptor who died in 2009, whose sculptures (including a cyclist) can be found in various places in the cityscape.
The Ermita de San Roque , built on a circular floor plan, also dates from 1979.
In a former canning factory ( La Conservera ), exhibition rooms have been set up for the presentation of modern art.

Web links

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

Ceutí, sights - photos + information (Spanish)
Ceutí, sights - photos + brief information (Spanish)

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] Ceutí - map with altitude information

[3] Murcia / Ceutí - climate tables

[4] Ceutí - population development

[5] Ceutí - Economy etc.

[6] Ceutí - History

[7] Ceutí - Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena

[8] Ceutí - Museo Antonio Campillo

[9] Ceutí - Ermita de San Roque

[10] Ceutí - La Conservera