Víznar
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Víznar | |
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town | |
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![]() Location of Víznar | |
Country | Spain |
Province | Granada |
Municipality | Víznar |
Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 980 |
• Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Víznar is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain, only a few miles from the city of Granada itself. According to the 2005 census (INE), the town has a population of 789 inhabitants.
Site of the exquisite neo-classical Summer palace of an 18th-century archbishop of Granada, Don , (1723–1811), an important figure in the history of Peru, the near-vicinity of Víznar was the place of execution, in 1936, of the noted Spanish poet, Federico García Lorca, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Categories:
- Municipalities in the Province of Granada
- Province of Granada geography stubs