Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo
Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo
Municipality
	Buildings of former mining operations
	Seal
	Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 38°18′N 5°16′W / 38.300°N 5.267°W
Country	Spain
Province	Córdoba
Comarca	Valle del Guadiato
Area
• Total	63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation	537 m (1,762 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	10,870
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is a Municipality located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2014 census,^[2] the municipality has a population of 385 inhabitants. Its postal code is 14200.

It is a mining town located in the Sierra Morena, at the northern end of Córdoba Province near Extremadura.

History[]

The name of the present-day town originated in the merger of the towns of Peñarroya and Pueblonuevo del Terrible in 1927. The town of Pueblonuevo del Terrible had its name from a fierce dog that had lived there in the past and according to the legend, he discovered the charcoal in the area. The dog had been nicknamed "Terrible".^{[citation needed]}

The Battle of Peñarroya took place between 5 January and 4 February 1939 towards the end of the Spanish Civil War in the area of the town, which was located near the Extremaduran front line.^[3]

References[]

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
^ Antony Beevor. The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p.375