Huelma is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2010
census
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(
INE
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), the city had a population of 6,208 inhabitants.
Etymology
Its name dates from the 11th or 13th century
Arabic
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''Walda(t) al-ma'' a'water source'. One possible origin for the name Huelma is from Bereber ''Guelma'' as in the Argelian homonymous city of Guelma.
Nature
Huelma´s municipality is located in the natural park of
Parque natural de Sierra Mágina
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, located around the
Sierra Mágina
The Sierra Mágina is a massif mostly in the province of Jaén (southern Spain), part of the Cordillera Subbética. The highest peak is the Pico Mágina, with an elevation of 2,164 m.
Geography
The boundaries of the massif are grossly defi ...
mountain range. There are hiking trails to the Pico Mágina mountain and BTT tracks through the mountain. Geological sights like the Sierra Mágina karsts and the Cabeza Montosa
guyot
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Ferdinand III of Castile
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Muhammad I of Granada
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the area from
Jódar
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The region is agricultural, and produces extra virgin olive oil, green and white asparagus, and cotton.
Jódar is the largest European producer ...
to Montejícar castle was a land of frontier between both kingdoms for almosto two centuries. Finally, in 1438 it was taken for the
Castilians
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Henry IV of Castile
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Andrés de Vandelvira
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The church ...
, were built in the 16th century in
Spanish Renaissance
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style. The Castle is in ruins since the 17th century but the Church stands as Vanderlviras finest work.
During the 19th century the
Spanish confiscation
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seizes and sales the former
Order of Saint Augustine
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Huelma has been recognized with five Bienes de Interés Cultural (BIC) which are the 16th century Castle of Huelma or Castle of the
Duke of Alburquerque
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, the notable
renaissance
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Andrés de Vandelvira
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The church ...
, the XV century Solera Castle in the village of Solera which was renovated in 2006, the Iberian archeological site of Cortijo El Pajarillo (the archaeological findings are located in the Iberian Museum of Jaén) and Huelma´s historic centre.