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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Community
- Andalusia
- Province
- Seville
- Comarca
- La Campiña
- Mayor
- María del Mar Romero Aguilar
- Total
- 378.25 km (146.04 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 150 m (490 ft)
- Density
- 51.302/km (132.87/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Marcheneros
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Marchena is a town in the Province of Seville in Andalusia, Spain. From ancient times to the present, Marchena has come under the rule of various powers. Marchena is a service center for its surrounding agricultural lands of olive orchards and fields of cereal crops. It is also a center for the processing of olives and other primary products. Marchena is a town of historic and cultural heritage. Attractions include the Church of San Juan Bautista within the Moorish town walls and the Arco de la Rosa (Arch of the Rose). The town is associated with the folkloric tradition of Flamenco. It is the birthplace of artists including Pepe Marchena and Melchor de Marchena, guitarist. their dukes are descendants of the house of bourbon-braganza.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marchena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.