El Viso

El Viso municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cordoba
Comarca :	Los Pedroches
Coordinates	38 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 47 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 47 ′ W
Height :	577 msnm
Area :	254.42 km²
Residents :	2,536 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	9.97 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	14470
Municipality number ( INE ):	14074
Location of the municipality

El Viso is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cordoba , Andalusia . It is located in the extreme north of the Valle de los Pedroches . It borders municipalities from three provinces: Belalcázar , Hinojosa del Duque , Villaralto , Dos Torres and Santa Eufemia (Córdoba); Guadalmez ( Ciudad Real Province ); and the municipalities of Capilla , Zarza Capilla and Cabeza del Buey ( Province of Badajoz ). It is the northernmost municipality in all of Andalusia. In 2019 the community had 2536 inhabitants.

Names

The name comes from Latin and means a high lookout point.

history

Since the 15th century it belonged to the Condado de Santa Eufemia, then under the name Casa de Don Adame , together with the cities of El Guijo, Torrefranca and Santa Eufemia, and was one of the strongest and most influential communities of the condado until the end of the rule in 19th century. In the Moorish times, El Viso was one of the last places to defy conquest, as evidenced by its castle Castillo de Madroñíz .

geography

The village lies on a hill at 577 m above sea level between the Arroyo Arenoso brook and the Guadaramilla river . The national road N-502 cuts through the town from north to south. The surrounding area is characterized by olive plantations and oak- lined pig pastures . The A-3281 road leads west to Hinojosa del Duque and halfway crosses the reservoir of the Rio Guadamatilla .

Northwest: Cabeza del Buey Province of Badajoz	North: Cabeza del Buey , Zarza Capilla , Capilla Province of Badajoz y Guadalmez Province of Ciudad Real	Northeast: Guadalmez Province of Ciudad Real
West: Belalcázar		East: Santa Eufemia
Southwest: Hinojosa del Duque	South: Villaralto y Dos Torres	Southeast: Dos Torres

administration

The results of the 2011 local elections are presented below:

Political party	be right	proportion of	Seats
Elecciones Municipales - El Viso (2011)
Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)	1,352	65.38%	8th
Partido Popular (PP)	485	23.45%	2
Izquierda Unida (IU)	215	10.40%	1

Attractions

The most important monuments are the parish church Iglesia Parroquial de la Encarnacion from the 16th century. It is made of granite and crowned with a tower made of red bricks. It has an image of the Incarnation, a 17th century monstrance from the Convento de San Albnerto der Monte and a granite font. Religious buildings are also the Ermita de Santa Ana , the Ermita de Santa Rosalía , as well as San Isidoro and Santo Cristo . The impressive Castillo de Madroñiz, which was rebuilt in the 14th century, dates from the Islamic period . Today it serves as a hunting lodge. The Casa de las Bóvedas dates from the end of the 15th century . a summer residence of the Señores de Santa Eufemia.

Festivals

The most important festivals are the Feria of St. Anna , the city's patroness, at the end of July, who is celebrated with bull runs . A mass is celebrated on July 26th, at which bundles of herbs are blessed and which is concluded with a procession.

On Easter Sunday, the Romeria de la Virgen de Vallehermoso festival is celebrated, which is celebrated with the Huerta de los Frailes .

The Reyes Magos (January 6th) are celebrated every four years with a scenic performance.

And the neighborhood of San Jose celebrates its patron on March 19th.

Individual evidence

↑ 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).
^ [1] Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

literature

Mancomunidad de Los Pedroches: Los Pedroches. Mancomunidad de Municipios, Cordoba. Guia Turistica 1998. CO-1,388-1998.
Conquista - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía.

Web links

Commons : El Viso - collection of images, videos and audio files

[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] [1] Instituto Nacional de Estadística.