Láchar

Láchar is a municipality in the province of Granada, in Spain. The village of Láchar lies in Granada's floodplain (or "Vega de Granada", in Spanish) amid poplar forests, arable farmland and olive groves. The surrounding countryside, and particularly the pine forest known as Los Pinares, lends itself to outdoor sports and recreational activities, and there is also a long tradition of partridge shooting.

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Láchar is a small municipality in Granada, Spain, located in the fertile floodplain area surrounded by poplar forests, farmland, and olive groves. The village and its surrounding countryside, including a nearby pine forest, offer opportunities for outdoor recreation and sports, and have a long history of hunting traditions.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Láchar
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Láchar.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Láchar (Granada) 2.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Láchar (Granada).svg
Settlement.image_map: LocationLáchar.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Láchar
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andalusia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Granada
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vega de Granada
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Judicial district

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Spain
Part of: Vega de Granada
Official name: Láchar
Demonym: lachareña
Country: Spain
Located in: Province of Granada
Continent: Europe
Population: 3892
Area: 13.12
Elevation: 568
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Pinos Puente
Official website: www.lachar.es
Image: Láchar.jpg
Licence plate code: GR
Patron saint: Isidore the Laborer

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twinned administrative body: Brenna
Commons category: Láchar
postal code: 18327 (Láchar), 18328 (Peñuelas)
male population: 1782
female population: 1689

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== History == The origin of Láchar goes back to the times of the earliest human settlements and its situation in the fertile floodplain of the River Genil has made farming the main form of livelihood in the area for many centuries.

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