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Iznalloz is a small town about 35 km north of Granada, Spain. The town is the main center of a region known as Los Montes Orientales, which comprises about 17 towns and villages spread over the north of the province of Granada. Encompassed within this area is the Sierra Arana mountain range (highest peak just over 2000 m).

Iznalloz
Municipality
Iznalloz
Iznalloz
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°23′33″N 03°31′21″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
ProvinceGranada
ComarcaLos Montes
Judicial districtGranada
Government
  MayorMariano José Lorente García (2007)
Area
  Total310.03 km2 (119.70 sq mi)
Elevation
808 m (2,651 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total5,085
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
DemonymAcatuccitanos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18550

History


There are prehistoric paintings and tools in the caves surrounding the village. The Iberian peoples are thought to have settled here.

The village sits on the banks of the River Cubillas and what was once on an important Roman road to Tarraco (ancient Roman name for Tarragona) traversing via the south eastern coastline of the Iberian peninsula.

The people of Iznalloz attribute their origins to the Romans and call themselves Acatuccitanos, after Acatucci, the Roman name for the village. Roman imperial soldiers built a garrison, on the hill in what is now the old quarter of the village, and constructed a bridge over the river which remains in use. The origin of the modern name, Iznalloz, has its roots in the Arabic Hisn Allauz which means ‘castle of Almond trees’. Only the ruins of the castle remain, but it formed part of the front line of Muslim defense during the latter days of the reconquest of Spain. The village fell into Christian hands in 1486, after which Iznalloz and its neighbouring villages aided in the siege of Granada. As payment for their services the people of Iznalloz were exempt from various taxes.

Following the Catholic reconquest of Granada, Iznalloz became an important centre for commerce and agriculture. Due to the growing population of workers, and their importance to the local economy, the Reyes Catolicos (Catholic Monarchs) decreed the construction of a hospital to care for the infirm. The building which is now called El Posito became a store for the village harvests.


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Economics


Agriculture is and has always been Iznalloz's major source of income and the cultivation of olives is by far the most common agricultural activity in the municipality. Some of the best olive oil in Spain is produced in this region. The local mountain range of Sierra Arana is particularly picturesque and boasts a large number of caves. Of these the deepest is La Cueva del Agua (Cave of water).


References


  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



На других языках


[de] Iznalloz

Iznalloz ist eine Gemeinde in der Provinz Granada im Südosten Spaniens mit 5134 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019). Die Gemeinde ist der Hauptort der Comarca Los Montes.
- [en] Iznalloz

[es] Iznalloz

Iznalloz es una localidad y municipio español situado en la parte central de la comarca de Los Montes, en la provincia de Granada, comunidad autónoma de Andalucía. Limita con los municipios granadinos de Montillana, Benalúa de las Villas, Colomera, Albolote, Deifontes, Cogollos Vega, Huétor Santillán, Diezma, Píñar, Guadahortuna, Montejícar, Campotéjar, Domingo Pérez de Granada y Dehesas Viejas, y con el municipio jienense de Noalejo. Por su término discurre el río Cubillas.

[ru] Иснальос

Иснальос (исп. Iznalloz) — населённый пункт и муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Гранада, в составе автономного сообщества Андалусия. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Лос-Монтес. Занимает площадь 310,03 км². Население — 7019 человек (на 2010 год). Расстояние — 34 км до административного центра провинции.



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