Lanjarón

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Lanjarón
Location

Location of Lanjarón
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General information
Native name Lanjarón (Spanish)
Spanish name Lanjarón
Postal code 18420
Website http://www.delanjaron.es/
Administration
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Andalusia
Province Granada
Comarca Alpujarras
Mayor José Rubio Alonso (PP)
Geography
Land Area 60,38 km²
Altitude 659 m AMSL
Population
Population 3.796 (2007)
Density 62,2 hab./km² (2007)

Lanjarón is a municipality and town in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Spain.

Lanjarón has a ruined castle and chalybeate baths.[1]

This spa town is most famous, however, for its eponymous bottled water company, the first ever established in Spain, whose products are sold throughout the country.

[edit] Death prohibition

Lanjarón is one of several places in Europe and South America which prohibit death.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alpujarras at 1911encyclopedia.org

[edit] External links

  • Lanjarón Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía

Coordinates: 36°55′N, 3°29′W