Andújar

Andújar is a 38 885 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) A city in Andalusia, which is located in the west of the province of Jaén in the valley of the Guadalquivir River between the cities of Córdoba and Jaén. The economy is characterized mainly by agriculture, the environment; addition, larger amounts of sunflower oil olives are bottled. In addition, numerous potteries and a thermal power plant have economic significance.

The city dates back to the Roman Istugi; testifies to Roman times today fünfzehnbögige a bridge over the Guadalquivir. In the year 888 the city was conquered by the Moors and remained until 1155 in Moorish hands; after a series of mutual re-conquest it belonged from 1224 final as Andiua back to the Christians. Among the most notable buildings include the Gothic Church of San Miguel, the late Baroque Town Hall and the Church of Santa María with a freestanding bell tower, which probably replaced the minaret of the old mosque. In the archaeological museum mainly Roman remains are on display.

Until the late Middle Ages Andújar had a large community of Sephardic Jews who were forced to become Christians almost exclusively in the 15th and 16th centuries, while predominantly the family name Andújar assumptions. Some of them emigrated to the New World and settled mainly in today's Dominican Republic down where Andújar is nowadays a frequently more appropriate name.

Andújar is also the starting point for visits to the nearby Natural Park Sierra de Andújar.