Zuheros

Zuheros parish
View of Zuheros from the south
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cordoba
Comarca :	Subbética cordobesa
Coordinates	37 ° 33 ′  N , 4 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′  N , 4 ° 19 ′  W
Height :	656  msnm
Area :	42 km²
Residents :	641 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	15.26 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	14870
Municipality number  ( INE ):	14075
administration
Mayor :	Antonio Camacho Molina
Website :	www.zuheros.es www.zuheros.es/ www.zuheros.es

Moorish castle in Zuheros

Zuheros is a municipality in the Spanish province of Cordoba in southern Andalusia . It is located in the UNESCO recognized Geopark Sierras Subbéticas , the Parque Natural de las Sierras Subbéticas .

On January 1, 2019, Zuheros had 641 inhabitants on a total area of ​​42 km². The place is at an altitude of 656 m and is dominated by a castle that dates from the time of the Moorish rule. Other sights are the Nuestra Senora de los Remedios church from the 16th century, the historical museum and a cave system around 4 km away, the Cueva de los Murciélagos , from which the impressive archaeological finds from the Neolithic in the museum come.

history

The region has been inhabited by humans since the Mesolithic . The Iberians settled the place to protect the historic road Camino de los Metedores (smugglers route). Under Roman rule until around 450 AD, Andalusia became an urban region, and many of the residents of this area even received Roman citizenship. Around 711 the Moors crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered the south of Spain within a few years. In the 10th century they founded the town of Zuheros and built the castle to protect it. In the course of the Reconquista , the area of Ferdinand III. Conquered in 1241. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the castle served as a defense against its former masters until the last Moors were expelled from Spain in 1492.

Zuhero's population grew from 90 residents in 1530 to 195 in 1694 and doubled a century later. The increase in population was caused by the construction of a Renaissance palace at the end of the 16th century. The long absence of the castle owners later led to its decay and its stones were used as building material for the houses of the growing population in the 18th century.

Opposite the castle is the local church, which is dedicated to the patron saint Nuestra Senora de los Remedios . It was built in the 16th century, completely rebuilt in 1696 and finally got its bell tower in 1795.

Web links

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

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. ↑ Hiking in the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park
3. ↑ Zuheros
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Province of Cordoba - Zuheros