Colmenar, Andalusia

Colmenar is a municipality in the province of Málaga, in Andalusia, southern Spain.

Colmenar
municipality
Flag of Colmenar
Coat of arms of Colmenar
Colmenar is located in Spain
Colmenar
Colmenar
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 36°54′19″N 4°20′11″W
Sovereign state Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Málaga
ComarcaAxarquía
Government
  MayorPedro Fernández Palomo (PSOE)
Area
  Total66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total3,392
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymColmenarenses or Tinajeros
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Colmenar has been populated since the Neolithic age, as testified by the remains found at the Cueva de las Pulseras. After the Reconquest, the town was named after a nearby farm known as Colmenar (Spanish: "apiary") for its great number of beehives. The history of the village began in 1487, but it is not before 1777 that it became independent as a township.

Colmenar houses the region's medical center.

Main sights

The view from La Santísima.

On top of the hill, overlooking the village and its surrounding valleys, is the hermitage of La Santísima Virgen de la Candelaria. It was built in the 17th century and is nowadays declared a historical local monument. The hermitage is consecrated to the patron saint of Colmenar.

References

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


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