Segura de la Sierra
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| Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) |
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| General information | |||||
| Native name | Segura de la Sierra (Spanish) | ||||
| Spanish name | Segura de la Sierra | ||||
| Postal code | 23379 | ||||
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 953 48 XX XX (Jaén) | ||||
| Administration | |||||
| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Andalucia | ||||
| Province | Jaén | ||||
| Comarca | Sierra de Segura | ||||
| Mayor | Manuel Cerdán Sánchez (PSOE) | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Land Area | 224 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 1145 m AMSL | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 1771 (2005) | ||||
| Density | hab./km² () | ||||
Segura de la Sierra is a small village in the province of Jaén (Spain), that belongs to the State of Sierra de Segura in the East of Andalucia.
Following the data provided by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España (INE), in 2005 there were 1.771 people living in the town, all them located into the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas that includes the villages:
- Cortijos Nuevos
- El Ojuelo
- Carrasco
- La Alberquilla
- El Robledo
- Rihornos
- Trujala
- Arroyo frío
- Río Madera and Arroyo Canales
- Catena
- El Tobazo
- El Puerto
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[edit] History
Placed on top of the mountain called by the Greeks Orospeda, the village was founded by the fenicios coming from Tiro, who called it with the primitive name of Tavara.
After that, the Greeks and Romans moved there as it appears in several old writtings in which the town is referred with several names, all them in relation with the rivers Segura and Guadalquivir.
But the most important period for Segura de la Sierra took place during the Arabs occupation who called the town Saqura, the village was achieved in 781 AC by Abul-Asvar, who was responsible of the several walls that surrounds the town. People were under the govern of the walíes pending directly to the Córdoba kings.
After some fightings between the almohades, the Christians took the control and the king Alfonso VIII donated the village to the military Orden de Santiago, many nobles and personalities were born or lived there in those days, including the Spanish poet Jorge Manrique.
With the invasion of Napoleon's troops, the town was set on fire and most of its Archive was destroyed, losing a great part of the history of the village that will never be recovered.
[edit] Monuments
Segura de la Sierra was designated in 1972 Conjunto Histórico-Artístico.
The village offers, in esence, the same physiognomy it had in the past, which is reflected in its silent and beautiful streets.
The most important monument is the Mudéjar Castle, placed on top of the town and surrounded by the ancient walls.
The Fountain of Carlos V decorated with its shield is close to the Church of Nuestra Señora del Collado that gathers a nice painting of the Descendimiento from Gregorio Hernández and a Romanic sculpture of the Virgen de la Peña.
The old School of the Jesuitas with its plateresca façade, was restored and now holds the town Council.
Finally the Arabian baths from XI AC have been restored too and can be visited.
[edit] Local festivities
The major local celebration is the festivity of the Virgen del Rosario between the 4th and the 8th of October that mixes religion and culture, those days the town is full of people coming from other close villages.
During the day people enjoy the bull fightings in the Arabian square placed down the Castle and the competition of Bolos serranos. During the night the party is full of music and dancings such as the typical Jotas and pasodobles.
[edit] Image Gallery
 The village |
 Inside the Castle |
 Arch of the Caballeros Santiaguistas |
 Town Council |
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Fountain of king Carlos V |
 The Church |
 Bullfighting square |
 Arch of Puerta Nueva |
 Arabian baths |
 Jorge Manrique viewpoint |
 Typical street |
 Typical street |
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