Lújar

Lújar, Spain

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Location of Lújar
Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 3°24′5″W / 36.78750°N 3.40139°W / 36.78750; -3.40139Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 3°24′5″W / 36.78750°N 3.40139°W / 36.78750; -3.40139
Country Spain
Province Granada
Municipality Lújar
Area
  Total 36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation 895 m (2,936 ft)
Population (2004)
  Total 506
  Density 14.1/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada, a couple of miles inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are 36°47′15″N 3°24′5″W / 36.78750°N 3.40139°W / 36.78750; -3.40139 (36.7877, -3.4016). Its population is approximately 1,200.

History

The village was one of the first to be taken during the Spanish Civil War.

Facilities

There is a municipal open air swimming pool at the western end of the village, and a couple of bars.

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