Adra, Spain
| Adra, Spain | |||
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| Nickname(s): Abderitano, -na | |||
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°01′W / 36.75°N 3.017°WCoordinates: 36°45′N 3°01′W / 36.75°N 3.017°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Community | Andalucía | ||
| Province | Almería | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | María del Carmen Crespo Díaz (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 90 km2 (34.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 23,195 | ||
| • Density | 257.7/km2 (667.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | adra.es | ||
Adra is a municipality of Almería province, in Spain. It was founded by the Phoenicians as a trading colony under the name of Abdera.
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[edit] History
Adra was the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain. In January 1492 it was here that the forces of Boabdil were defeated ending the power of the Moors in Spain.[1]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1999 | 21,286 | — |
| 2000 | 21,505 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21,810 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22,034 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21,704 | −1.5% |
| 2004 | 22,257 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23,195 | +4.2% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
[edit] Culture in Adra
Adra Museum, Visitors can spend their free time in the three exhibition halls of the museum, which show the cultural legacy of the Phoenician, Punic and Roman civilizations, and which educate and entertain at the same time. Important exhibitions of national prestige are periodically held here with success. The museum has a shop where archaeological reproductions can be bought. El Molino del Lugar, built around 1814 and recently renovated, is the site of the ethnographic section of the museum.
The Fair, Adra’s fair is considered to be the second most important in the province of Almería and it gathers the population of Adra and countless visitors between the 5th and the 10th of September. The patron saint is la Virgen del Mar, who is taken out in a procession on the 8th of September, while San Nicolás de Tolentino is celebrated on the 10th with a procession through the old town (el Barrio).
April 25th, the Day of San Marcos, is an important day for the farmers of Adra. It is officially a festival of Tourist Interest in Andalucía.
The 16th of July is the day of the patron saint of fishermen, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a procession takes place by boat in the sea.
A Bazaar takes place two Saturdays a month in a carpark which is beside the Sports Centre and I.E.S Abdera School.
[edit] References
- ^ Canby, Courtlandt. The Encyclopedia of Historic Places. (New York: Facts of File Publications, 1984) vol. 1 p. 8
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official Website
- (English) Official Website
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