La Calahorra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids La Calahorra
Municipality
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La Calahorra Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Córdoba
Area
• Total	39.45 km2 (15.23 sq mi)
Elevation	1,192 m (3,911 ft)
Population
• Total	KIDDLE_IB
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.lacalahorra.es

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación (1546) in the centre of La Calahorra

Castillo de La Calahorra and part of La Calahorra

La Calahorra is a municipality, part of the Comarca de Guadix, located in the middle of the Province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2019 census, the town has a population of 673 inhabitants.

Nearby, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is the Castillo de La Calahorra. Built between 1509 and 1512, it is one of the first Italian Renaissance castles outside Italy.

The town aims to become a site of sky free of light pollution conservation following the nearby Sierra de los Filabres and Sierra Nevada Starlight Foundation certification project.

It is well known, as the setting of the final scenes in the 1974 David Essex film Stardust.

Central Termosolar Andasol, a 150-megawatt CSP plant, is located about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) north of the town.

Panorama from the village of La Calahorra with historic building and the Church in the centre, in the background the 60 higher located Castillo de La Calahorra (Photo 2016)

See also

In Spanish: La Calahorra para niños