Molvízar Explained

Molvízar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Granada
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Costa Tropical
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Motril
Subdivision Type5:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name5:Costa Tropical
Coordinates:36.7833°N -39°W
Elevation M:241
Area Total Km2:21.47
Population Demonym:Molviceño, -ña
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:18611
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Francisco Fermín García Puentedura (2007)
Leader Party:PP

Molvízar is a small town and municipality located in the province of Granada, in Spain. Between 1905 and 2005, the population has ranged between 1500 and 3500 inhabitants. It is located in the foothills of the mountains of southern Spain, approximately five kilometres from the Costa Tropical coast.

Agriculture is a large part of its economy, with an increasing contribution from European tourism, with visitors attracted by its year-round temperate weather.

Locals celebrate the patron saint, Santa Ana, on July 26, during which the town puts forth a traditional representation of "Moros y Cristianos" (Moors and Christians), which commemorates the Reconquista expulsion of the Moors from Spain. The city is also the birthplace of anarchist revolutionary Antonio Ramón.

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