Almegíjar

Almegíjar
An abandoned Cortijada[1] in the Sierra de la Contraviesa, near Almegíjar An abandoned Cortijada in the Sierra de la Contraviesa, near Almegíjar
Official seal of Almegíjar Seal
Location of Almegíjar Location of Almegíjar
Country	Spain
Aut. community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Alpujarra Granadina
Judicial district	Órgiva
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	435
• Density	14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Almegíjar is a Spanish village and municipality located in the province of Granada, Andalusia. According to the 2005 census (INE), it has a population of 435 inhabitants.

Overview

It is situated at over 800 metres above sea level, on the southern slopes of the Sierra Morena, a spur of Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain. Before the Spanish Civil War in 1935, the church was burned by anarchists and during the war it was just behind the republican front lines; the remains of trenches can still be seen up the mountain. These trenches represents the furthest advance of the Fascists into Las Alpujarras after they took Granada.

The people of the village still largely work on the land, often using mules. There are many olive groves (and an olive oil processing factory), almonds, oranges and lemons, along with vegetable gardens.

See also

• Alpujarras
• Sierra Nevada
• List of municipalities in Granada

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• (Spanish) Almegíjar official website