Lantejuela

Lantejuela, Spain
municipality

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Coordinates: ES 37°21′N 5°13′W / 37.350°N 5.217°W / 37.350; -5.217
Country Spain
Province Seville
Municipality Lantejuela
Area
  Total 18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation 152 m (499 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 3,795
  Density 210.8/km2 (546/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Lantejuela is a municipality located in the province of Seville, Spain, with a population of 3,795 inhabitants according to the 2006 census (INE). It is 26 km away from Écija and 86 km away from Seville. The region around Lantejuela is the most probable place for the ancient Battle of Munda.

Name

Until 1860 the village was called Lentejuela.[1] Its official name was changed on 4 February 2014 from La Lantejuela to Lantejuela.[2]

References

  1. "Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas. Secretaría General Técnica. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013.
  2. Valderas, Diego; Díaz, Susana (13 March 2014). "Decreto 31/2014" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish) 49: 14.

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Coordinates: 37°21′N 5°13′W / 37.350°N 5.217°W / 37.350; -5.217


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