Jódar

The main activity of the local population is the production of great amounts of extra virgin olive oil, as well as other agricultural exploitations such as green and white asparagus or cotton. According to quality and health standards the olive oil from the province of Jaén is said to be the best in the world.

Also it should be mentioned that this city is the first European producer of handcrafted esparto grass arts and crafts, mainly parasols for coast zones.

General information

This town is placed in the surroundings of a mount called San Cristóbal, which is a peak placed at the north of the massif of Sierra Mágina. This town is the most populated of the comarca of Sierra Mágina.

Geography

Relevant mountains and mounts that can be found near to the village are the following:

Carboneras 1500 m
La Golondrina 1258 m
Jódar 1200 m
Altarillas 1066 m

Mediterranean climate is the predominant one in the zone, offering warm and dry summers and cold winters.

History

Jódar was populated even in the Prehistory in the site of Las Quebradas. So, we can assure that the date of creation of the town dates back to the 3rd Century before Christ.

Municipalities in the province of Jaén

Albanchez de Mágina Alcalá la Real Alcaudete Aldeaquemada Andújar Arjona Arjonilla Arquillos Arroyo del Ojanco Baeza Bailén Baños de la Encina Beas de Segura Bedmar y Garcíez Begíjar Benatae Bélmez de la Moraleda Cabra del Santo Cristo Cambil Campillo de Arenas Canena Carboneros Castellar Castillo de Locubín Cazalilla Cazorla Chiclana de Segura Chilluévar Cárcheles Escañuela Espelúy Frailes Fuensanta de Martos Fuerte del Rey Guarromán Génave Higuera de Calatrava Hinojares Hornos Huelma Huesa Ibros Iznatoraf Jabalquinto Jaén Jamilena Jimena Jódar La Carolina La Guardia de Jaén La Iruela La Puerta de Segura Lahiguera Larva Linares Lopera Los Villares Lupión Mancha Real Marmolejo Martos Mengíbar Montizón Navas de San Juan Noalejo Orcera Peal de Becerro Pegalajar Porcuna Pozo Alcón Puente de Génave Quesada Rus Sabiote Santa Elena Santiago de Calatrava Santiago-Pontones Santisteban del Puerto Santo Tomé Segura de la Sierra Siles Sorihuela del Guadalimar Torreblascopedro Torredelcampo Torredonjimeno Torreperogil Torres Torres de Albánchez Úbeda Valdepeñas de Jaén Vilches Villacarrillo Villanueva de la Reina Villanueva del Arzobispo Villardompardo Villarrodrigo Villatorres

Coordinates: 37°50′N 3°21′W / 37.833°N 3.350°W / 37.833; -3.350

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