San Bartolomé (Lanzarote)
| San Bartolomé municipality | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of the Canary Islands | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Canary Islands | ||
| Province : | Las Palmas | ||
| Island: | Lanzarote | ||
| Coordinates | 29 ° 0 ′ N , 13 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 240 msnm | ||
| Area : | 40.89 km² | ||
| Residents : | 18,816 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 460.16 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | E-35550 (San Bartolomé) E-35509 (Playa Honda) |
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| Municipality number ( INE ): | 35018 | ||
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| Mayor : | María Dolores Corujo Berriel ( PSOE ) | ||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Plaza de Leon y Castillo, s / n 35550 - San Bartolomé |
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| Website : | sanbartolome.es | ||
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San Bartolomé is one of the seven municipalities on the Canary Island of Lanzarote . It is located in the geographical center of the island. The administrative headquarters are located in the town of the same name, while the largest settlement is Playa Honda.
Places of the community
The population figures in brackets (as of January 1, 2012):
- Güime (1,394)
- El Islote (453)
- Montaña Blanca (494)
- Playa Honda (10,442)
- San Bartolomé (5,704)
Surname
Some authors argue that San Bartolomé was called Ajey in the Majos , but this is controversial.
Attractions
The town hall with its brick porch and the archway below is somewhat reminiscent of a mansion in the American southern states . Its minaret-like bell tower in the palm-fringed complex of the parish church in Plaza Léon y Castillo is striking. The Iglesia de San Martín was founded by Cayetano Guerra in 1787 and built in 1789. The interior of the single-nave church is fitted with a Mudejar-style coffered ceiling. The altars are presented in rustic, simple neoclassicism . The pillars and floor of the church are carved from light gray volcanic stones.
The Tanit Ethnographic Museum is housed in an 18th century building and was inaugurated in February 2000. The Ajey cultural center is also located in a building from the 18th century. There you can see many tools of the Canarian farmers.
The Monumento al Campesino (Peasant Monument ) is located in the village of Mozaga . It is a typical example of traditional rural architecture. Here is the monument to fertility, which symbolizes the cohesion of peasant society. It was realized by Jesus Soto based on designs by the artist and conservationist César Manrique . The homestead houses a museum, bar, restaurant, shop, workshops and a handicraft museum.
Web links
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).
- ↑ Anuario estadístico de Lanzarote 2012. (PDF; 1.3 MB) Lanzarote Island Council, accessed on July 23, 2013 (Spanish).
- ↑ Maximiano Trapero, Eladio Santana Martel: Toponimia de Lazarote: Ajey. In: ulpgc.es. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , accessed January 14, 2018 (Spanish).
