Begíjar

A small olive growing town situated in the west of the district of La Loma y Las Villas, with a municipal area reaching the course of the Guadalquivir river. Amongst the town’s historical and artistic heritage, it's worth highlighting the Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol (Parochial Church of Saint James the Apostle), built between the 13th and 18th centuries with a Plateresque façade from the end of the 16th century. Other interesting sights include the Torreón del Castillo (Castle Tower), declared a “Historic Monument” in 1985, the medieval Episcopal Palace and the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall), built in the 16th century.

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Tourist area  Úbeda/Baeza
Distance to the capital (km) 45
Altitude above sea level (m) 565
Extensión (Km2): 43
No. of Inhabitants 3109
Demonym Begijenses
Postal Code 23520

Olives are the dominant crop, along with the industrial crops that are farmed in the meadows alongside the Guadalquivir river. The most important businesses in the town are the olive oil industry and the slaughterhouse at Estación de Begíjar.
The town’s geographic position in a rich agricultural area is what originally made the town possible in antiquity. The township boasts ancient remains from the end of the Neolithic period and the Copper Age (third millennium BC), at Las Majadillas, and the Bronze Age settlement of Terrera del Goterón.

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