Grazalema

Grazalema
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cadiz
Comarca :	Sierra de Cadiz
Coordinates	36 ° 46 ′  N , 5 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 46 ′  N , 5 ° 22 ′  W
Height :	812  msnm
Area :	122.41 km²
Residents :	2,027 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	16.56 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	11610
Municipality number  ( INE ):	11019
administration
Mayor :	María José Lara Mateos (PSOE)
Website :	www.grazalema.es
Location of the city

Grazalema is a place in the northeast of the province of Cádiz ( Andalusia / Spain ) at the foot of the mountains of the Sierra del Pinar.

Traditionally, agriculture ( sheep breeding , cork oaks among others) and handicrafts ( weaving , carpentry among others) were the livelihoods of the Grazalemeños, as the residents are called. Today, the agricultural areas are partially severely limited, as the place is in the middle of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park . The surrounding sierras ( Spanish : mountain ranges ) are popular destinations for hikers and climbers , the Peñón Grande is particularly interesting for the latter . For many residents, tourism became an essential source of income.

Plaza de España , Grazalema's main square:

Grazalema's origins go back to a Roman settlement. During the centuries of Moorish rule on the Iberian Peninsula , the place was further expanded. It was not until 1485, only seven years before the final end of the Moorish Al-Andalus , that it was conquered by the Catholic Spaniards during the Reconquista . In the 17th century the baroque church Iglesia Parroquial was built.

Grazalema is one of the “ white villages ” of Andalusia; a series of villages and small towns which, mostly going back to Phoenician and Roman settlements, were expanded by the Moors. Typical for this are the white-painted houses and narrow, winding streets, as can also be found in North Africa .

A remarkable peculiarity is the climate of the place. Grazalema has the highest annual rainfall in Spain with 2132 l / m² and even neighboring towns a few kilometers away only reach a quarter of this amount.

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).

literature

• Julian Pitt-Rivers : The people of the Sierra . 2nd Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1971, ISBN 0-226-67010-4 (American English).

Web links

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

• Tourist information for Grazalema and the Grazalema Natural Park