Lantejuela, Spain
municipality
Antonio Martín Delgado Park in Lantejuela
Antonio Martín Delgado Park in Lantejuela
Coordinates: 37°21′N 5°13′W / 37.350°N 5.217°W / 37.350; -5.217
CountrySpain
ProvinceSeville
MunicipalityLantejuela
Area
  Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total3,834
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Lantejuela is a municipality located in the province of Seville, Spain, with a population of 3,834 in 2018. It is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Écija and 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Seville. The region around Lantejuela is the most likely place for the ancient Battle of Munda.

Name

Until 1860, the village was called Lentejuela.[2] Its official name was changed on 4 February 2014 from La Lantejuela to Lantejuela.[3]

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas. Secretaría General Técnica. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013.
  3. Valderas, Diego; Díaz, Susana (13 March 2014). "Decreto 31/2014" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish). 49: 14.
  • Lantejuela - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía


37°21′N 5°13′W / 37.350°N 5.217°W / 37.350; -5.217


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