Jódar, Spain
Flag of Jódar, Spain
Official seal of Jódar, Spain
Jódar is located in Province of Jaén (Spain)
Jódar
Jódar
Location in the Province of Jaén
Jódar is located in Andalusia
Jódar
Jódar
Jódar (Andalusia)
Jódar is located in Spain
Jódar
Jódar
Jódar (Spain)
Coordinates: 37°50′N 3°21′W / 37.833°N 3.350°W / 37.833; -3.350
Country Spain
Autonomous
community
 Andalusia
Province Jaén
ComarcaSierra Mágina
Government
  MayorJosé Luis Angulo Navarro (2007-2011) (IU)
Area
  Total148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi)
Elevation
647 m (2,123 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total11,805
  Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Jódar is a city in the province of Jaén, Spain. The 2008 census (INE) counted 12119 inhabitants.

The region is agricultural, and produces extra virgin olive oil, green and white asparagus, and cotton.

Jódar is the largest European producer of handcrafted esparto grass arts and crafts, mainly parasols for beach use.

General information

This town is near Mount San Cristóbal, a peak in the north part of the massif of Sierra Mágina, and is the most populous town of the Comarca de Sierra Mágina.

Geography

Mountains and mounts near to the village include:

  • Carboneras 1500 m
  • La Golondrina 1258 m
  • Jódar 1200 m
  • Altarillas 1066 m

The climate is Mediterranean, with warm and dry summers and cold winters.

History

There are prehistoric remains in Jódar, at Las Quebradas.

The creation of the town dates back to the 3rd century BCE.

During the al-Andalus period it was called Galdur y Xauda. Its castle is among the oldest in the province, documented since the year 860. In the 10th century the Arab governor Jair Aben Xaquir declared it independent and joined the rebellious Omar Ben Hafsun, later to betray him. One of Omar Ben Hafsun's deputies beheaded him and sent his head to Córdoba. The Christian conquest was carried out by Sancho Martínez de la Torre in 1231, by order of King Fernando III, as a starting point in the battle for Ubeda. In 1485, Diaz Sanchez de Carvajal founded an estate over Jódar, with the approval of the Catholic Monarchs, until the abolition of estate privileges in the 19th century.

References

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


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