Dúrcal
Sign in to saveDúrcal with a population of 7,286 (2012) is a Spanish municipality located in the north-eastern part of the Valle de Lecrín in the Province of Granada, one of the 51 entities that make up the metropolitan area of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Dílar, Lanjarón, Nigüelas, Villamena, and the Padul. Other nearby towns are Padul and Mondújar. The council consists of durqueño nuclei Dúrcal, which is the capital district Lecrín Valley, and Marchena. Much of its township is located in the Sierra Nevada National Park.
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- Dúrcal
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- Puente de Lata (Dúrcal).png
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- Lata Bridge, in Dúrcal
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- Escudo de Dúrcal (Granada) 2.svg
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- Spain
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- Location in Spain.
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- Country
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- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Granada
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- Comarca
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- Lecrín Valley
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 76
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 782
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.website
- www.adurcal.com
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Dúrcal with a population of 7,286 (2012) is a Spanish municipality located in the north-eastern part of the Valle de Lecrín in the Province of Granada, one of the 51 entities that make up the metropolitan area of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Dílar, Lanjarón, Nigüelas, Villamena, and the Padul. Other nearby towns are Padul and Mondújar. The council consists of durqueño nuclei Dúrcal, which is the capital district Lecrín Valley, and Marchena. Much of its township is located in the Sierra Nevada National Park.
== History == Evidence of inhabitants have been found from 4500 BC by way of archaeological finds from the Neolithic age - utensils, vessels, polishing stones and the like. Later findings along the Río Dúrcal indicated the area as a natural passageway between the Mediterranean coast, La Alpujarra and the Granada area.