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Arcos de la Frontera
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| Native name | Arcos de la Frontera (Spanish) | ||||
| Spanish name | Arcos de la Frontera | ||||
| Postal code | 11630 | ||||
| Website | http://www.arcosdelafrontera.es/ | ||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Andalusia | ||||
| Province | Cádiz | ||||
| Comarca | Sierra de Cádiz | ||||
| Mayor | Josefa Caro Gamaza (PSOE) | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Land Area | 528 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 185 m AMSL | ||||
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| Population | 29.905 (2007) | ||||
| Density | 55,7 hab./km² (2007) | ||||
Arcos de la Frontera is a town of southern Spain, in the province of Cádiz; on the right bank of the river Guadalete, which flows past El Puerto de Santa Maria into the Bay of Cadiz. The town occupies a ridge of sandstone, washed on three sides by the river, and commanding fine views of the lofty peak of San Cristobal, on the east, and the fertile Guadalete Valley, celebrated in ancient Spanish ballads for its horses. At the highest point of the ridge is a Gothic church with a fine gateway, and a modern tower overlooking the town. The fame of its ten bells dates from the wars between Spaniards and Moors in which “Arcos of the Frontier” received its name.
Some years later Arcos was united to the Jerez by Aben Jairuan who ruled c. 1040-1053.
From 1145 to 1147 the region of Arcos and Jerez was briefly an emirate under dependency of Grenada, led by Aben Garrum.
After its capture by Alfonso the Wise of Castile (1252-1284), the town was a Christian stronghold on the borders of Moorish territory. Another church contains several Moorish banners, taken in 1483 at the battle of Zahara, a neighboring village. The ruined citadel, the theatre, and the palace of the dukes of Arcos are the only other noteworthy buildings. Roman remains have been found in the vicinity, and the ridge of Arcos is honeycombed with rock-hewn chambers, said to be ancient cave-dwellings. See Galeria de Arcobricenses illustres (Arcos, 1892), and Riqueza y culture de Arcos de la Frontera (Arcos, 1898) ; both by M. Mancheiio y Olivares.
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[edit] Geographic limits
- To the North: Espera and Bornos.
- To the South: San José del Valle and Algar.
- To the East: Prado del Rey and El Bosque.
- To the West: Jerez de la Frontera.
[edit] Demographics
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| 27,948 | 27,979 | 28,104 | 28,369 | 28,735 | 29,079 | 29,420 |
Source: INE (Spain)
[edit] Monuments
- Castillo de Arcos (fifteenth-century castle)
- Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de la Asunción (church built between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries)
- Convento de San Agustín (convent built between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries)
- Iglesia de San Pedro (church built between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries)
- Ayuntamiento (seventeenth-century city hall)
- Iglesia de San Francisco (church built between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries))
- Iglesia de la Caridad (church built between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries))
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Ayu
- Satellite image from Google Local
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