Lujar
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| Lújar, Spain | |||
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| Location of Lújar | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
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| Province | Granada | ||
| Municipality | Lújar | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 36 km² (13.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 506 | ||
| - Density | 14.1/km² (36.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a couple of miles inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are (36.7833, -3.4000). Its population is approximately 1200.
[edit] History
The village was one of the first to be taken during the Spanish Civil War.
[edit] Facilities
There is a municipal open air swimming pool at the western end of the village, and a couple of bars.

