Benaoján

Benaoján is a town in Andalusia, the province of Malaga on the northeast edge of the Sierra de Libar.

Geology and Geography

The small town is situated within a two kilometer long and up to 0.5 km wide sediment level in 520 meters, which he now fills more than half. With up to 1200 meters high karst mountains of the Sierra and the up to 800 m high ridge of the eastern Montalate the plane forms a trough-shaped pool, a Polje.

Over a mere 100 meters high mountain saddle in the southeast are level and place connected with the valley of the Rio Guadiaro. In the river valley leading from Ronda to Algeciras national road and the railway line to the city's train station.

As in all poljes, the sediment level is drained only by karst openings. Depending on years of temporal precipitation is found in the plane too much or too little water. Due to the dense population, seizure of agricultural and traffic pollutants in a karst sink the water balance here is even more precarious than would otherwise be the case anyway in the hot, dry season in Andalusia.

Neighboring municipalities are Ronda, Montejaque and Jimena de la Frontera. Benaoján maintains a twinning with Knittlingen in Baden- Württemberg ( Germany ).

Attractions

The karst cave Pileta is located in the district of Benaoján. Your age is estimated at 15,000 to 25,000 years. There you will find drawings, whose age is estimated to be about 3500 years. In 1905 the forgotten cave was rediscovered by a farmer.

Rail transport

Below is the railway station Benaoján Benaoján - Montejaque. Here, direct flights to Ronda, Malaga, Antequera and Algeciras.

Street parties

• Carnival in February
• San Marcos patron saint on April 25
• Verbena del Niño del Huerto on the 1st Sunday in May
• Virgen del Rosario

Partnerships

Benaojan has twinned with:

• Knittlingen Germany (Baden- Württemberg)