Fuente Vaqueros

Summary

Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies 17 km west of the city of Granada. Its population was recorded in 2005 as 4,590. The principal crops are asparagus, olives and apples.

Fuente Vaqueros
Flag of Fuente Vaqueros
Coat of arms of Fuente Vaqueros
Location of Fuente Vaqueros
Location of Fuente Vaqueros
Fuente Vaqueros is located in Spain
Fuente Vaqueros
Fuente Vaqueros
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°13′0″N 3°46′59″W / 37.21667°N 3.78306°W / 37.21667; -3.78306
Country Spain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceGranada
ComarcaVega de Granada
Judicial districtSanta Fe
CommonwealthVega Baja de Granada
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)José Manuel Molino Alberto (PSOE)
Area
 • Total16.01 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
Elevation
543 m (1,781 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,387
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fuenterino, -na
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18340
Websitefuente-vaqueros.com

It is the birthplace of the twentieth-century poet Federico García Lorca.[2] His birthplace is now a museum, the Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca. For the feast of La Candelaria (Candlemas), the Ayuntamiento distributes wine and hundreds of kilos of potatoes.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Festividades y Tradiciones". fuente-vaqueros.com (in Spanish). 2019-04-10.
  3. ^ "Fuente Vaqueros celebra una candelaria con mucha 'gacha'". ahoragranada.com (in Spanish). 2016-05-02.

External links edit

  • Página web del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Fuente Vaqueros
  • Página web del Patronato Cultural Federico García Lorca
  • Historia, fiestas, lugares de interés y gastronomía de Fuente Vaqueros
  • Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca