La Iruela is a town located in the
province of Jaén,
Andalusia, Spain. It sits on a peak of the
Sierra de Cazorla and is home to the ruins of an 11th-century
Moorish
The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a distinct or se ...
, and later
Templar, fortress which towers over the road from
Cazorla
Cazorla is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. According to the 2006 census (INE), it had a population of 8,173 inhabitants.
Description
Cazorla lies at an elevation of 836 metres on the western slope of the Si ...
to the
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park.
According to the 2005
census (
INE), the city has a population of 1894 inhabitants.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Jaén (Spain)
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