Ardales

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Ardales
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Ardales
Coat of arms
Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
Ardales is located in Spain
Ardales
Ardales
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°52′40″N 4°50′41″W / 36.87778°N 4.84472°W / 36.87778; -4.84472Coordinates: 36°52′40″N 4°50′41″W / 36.87778°N 4.84472°W / 36.87778; -4.84472
CountrySpain
CommunityAndalusia
ProvinceMálaga
ComarcaComarca de Antequera,
Government
 • MayorJuan Calderón Ramos
Area
 • Total106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,493
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ardaleños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
29550
WebsiteOfficial website

Ardales is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is approximately 62.5 kilometres from Málaga.

On the hill above the town is the historic church and higher still are the ruins of the Ardales Castle. At the peak of the hill is the hermitage Ermita del Calvario. The infamous Caminito del Rey is nearby.

A paper published in 2021 disclosed that the Cave of Ardales (cueva de doña Trinidad Grund) contains pigments deposited by Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals some 64,800 years ago.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Pitarch Martí, Africa; et al. (August 2021). "The symbolic role of the underground world among Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (33). doi:10.1073/pnas.2021495118. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals, study confirms". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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