Lujar

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Lújar, Spain
Flag of Lújar, Spain
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Official seal of Lújar, Spain
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Location of Lújar
Location of Lújar
Country Spain
Province Granada
Municipality Lújar
Area
 - Total 36 km² (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation 895 m (2,936 ft)
Population (2004)
 - Total 506
 - Density 14.1/km² (36.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a couple of miles inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are 36°46′60″N, 3°23′60″W (36.7833, -3.4000). Its population is approximately 1200.

[edit] History

The village was one of the first to be taken during the Spanish Civil War.

[edit] Facilities

There is a municipal open air swimming pool at the western end of the village, and a couple of bars.