La Línea de la Concepción

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Municipality of La Línea de la Concepción
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Coat of arms of La Línea de la Concepción
La Línea de la Concepción (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Cadiz
Comarca : Campo de Gibraltar
Coordinates 36 ° 10 ′  N , 5 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 10 ′  N , 5 ° 20 ′  W
Height : 5  msnm
Area : 19.27 km²
Residents : 63,147 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 3,276.96 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 11300
Municipality number  ( INE ): 11022
administration
Mayoress : José Juan Franco Rodríguez (LaLínea100x100)
Website : www.lalinea.es
Location of the municipality
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La Línea de la Concepción is a Spanish city ​​in the province of Cádiz in the south of the autonomous region of Andalusia . It is 5 m above sea level on the northern border of the Gibraltar peninsula . It is 134 km to the provincial capital Cadiz .

history

From 1730, the border with Gibraltar was fortified by bulwarks to curb the expansion of the British overseas territory. Little by little, traders settled in, so that a hamlet was formed that was initially dependent on the municipality of San Roque . In 1810 the fortifications built by Philip V were destroyed by the English in connection with the Spanish War of Independence . On January 17, 1870, the place of San Roque became independent. The now independent municipality had only 300 inhabitants and was called La Línea de Gibraltar. From 1883 the name La Línea de la Concepción appears in the files and in 1913 the place was given this name by King Alfonso XIII. granted city rights.

Due to its geographical proximity to Morocco, La Línea is now one of the main gateways for hashish smuggling into the European Union. Police estimate that up to ten speedboats bring drugs ashore here every night, for which around 30 clan- like gangs with up to 100 members each are supposed to be active on site.

Attractions

Markets

Every Wednesday morning except for a week before the fair starts and during the fair, there is a large market in La Línea where you can buy food, clothes and other things. Furthermore, there is a small street market in the city center on weekdays where both clothes and groceries are offered.

Web links

Commons : La Línea de la Concepción  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  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. ^ Alasdair Fotheringham: "Inside the drug capital of Spain - and the 'gateway' for illicit substances entering the EU", The Independent, February 26, 2018
  3. ↑ In La Linea, the Spanish state capitulated to crime. Die Welt, October 19, 2018, accessed October 19, 2018 .