Adra, Spain

This article is about the Spanish municipality. For other uses, see Adra.
Adra, Spain

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Nickname(s): Abderitano, -na
Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°01′W / 36.750°N 3.017°W / 36.750; -3.017Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°01′W / 36.750°N 3.017°W / 36.750; -3.017
Country Spain
Community Andalucía
Province Almería
Government
 • Mayor María del Carmen Crespo Díaz (PP)
Area
 • Total 90 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 23,195
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website adra.es

Adra is a municipality of Almería province, in Spain. It was founded by the Phoenicians as a trading colony under the name of Abdera.

History

Adra was the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain. In January 1492 it was here that the forces of Boabdil were defeated ending the power of the Moors in Spain.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
199921,286—    
200021,505+1.0%
200121,810+1.4%
200222,034+1.0%
200321,704−1.5%
200422,257+2.5%
200523,195+4.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

Culture in Adra

Adra Museum: Visitors can spend their free time in the three exhibition halls of the museum, which show the cultural legacy of the Phoenician, Punic and Roman civilizations, and which educate and entertain at the same time. Important exhibitions of national prestige are periodically held here with success. The museum has a shop where archaeological reproductions can be bought. El Molino del Lugar, built around 1814 and recently renovated, is the site of the ethnographic section of the museum.

The Fair: Adra’s fair is considered to be the second most important in the province of Almería and the population of Adra and countless visitors gather between September 5 and 10. The patron saint is la Virgen del Mar, who is taken out in a procession on September 8, while San Nicolás de Tolentino is celebrated on the 10th with a procession through el Barrio, the old town.

April 25 is the day of San Marcos and is important to the farmers of Adra. It is an official festival of tourist interest in Andalucía.

July 16 is the day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron saint of fishermen. A procession takes place by boat.

Bazaars take place two Saturdays a month in a carpark which is beside the Sports Center and I.E.S Abdera School.

References

  1. ↑ Canby, Courtlandt. The Encyclopedia of Historic Places. (New York: Facts of File Publications, 1984) vol. 1 p. 8

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Adra.
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