Montefrío
Sign in to saveMontefrio is a municipality in the province of Granada. The ruins of a Moorish castle sit near the highest point. Being built midway between the Sierra de Priego and Sierra Parapanda, and commanding the open valley between these ranges, it became one of the chief frontier fortresses of the Moors in the 15th century.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Montefrío
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Montefrío
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Montefrío,_en_Granada_(España).jpg
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- View of Montefrío
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- Escudo de Montefrío (Granada) 2.svg
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- LocationMontefrío.png
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- Location of Montefrío
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- Spain
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- Location in Spain
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 834
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 253.92
- Settlement.population_demonym
- montefrieño, -ña
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Official language(s)
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
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Montefrio is a municipality in the province of Granada. The ruins of a Moorish castle sit near the highest point. Being built midway between the Sierra de Priego and Sierra Parapanda, and commanding the open valley between these ranges, it became one of the chief frontier fortresses of the Moors in the 15th century.
The climate of Montefrío is a continental Mediterranean type. The economy is typically agrarian, with olives as the main crop. The relatively limited industry revolves around agricultural processing such as oil and dairy products. The population is reported as 6,688, with 3,337 men and 3,351 women. Near the town is a vast archaeological site known as Las Peñas de los Gitanos, famous for its prehistoric tombs and remains of Roman and Visigothic settlements.