Víznar
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 m (3 ft) | ||
Population (2005) | |||
• Total | 789 | ||
• Density | 60.7/km2 (157/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 José Manuel Moscoso y Peralta, (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.
Coordinates: 37°07′N 03°35′W / 37.117°N 3.583°W
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