Albuñán

Albuñán is a municipality in the Spanish province of Granada in Andalucia. It is located about 30 km ( air line) east of Granada. Adjacent communities are Alcudia de Guadix, Exfiliana, Lanteira and Alquife. To the north it borders the Sierra Nevada.

History

The name comes from the Arabic al - Bunyan ( building or structure ). The exact founding date is unknown, the foundation was in the Middle Ages. After the Arabs in the 16th century Andalusia had left, the town began to grow strongly; Spaniards from other parts of the country moved to Albuñán.

According to chronicles of the Marques de la Ensenada Albuñán had a small castle, but received nothing from the remained. After the Reconquest, the town was assigned to the Bishop of Guadix. The place was later transferred to the Marquis de Villena; later the Marquis of Truxillos patron of Albuñán.

Structures

Important buildings in Albuñán:

  • Iglesia de la Anunciación from the 16th century
  • Town hall with Gothic facade

The Church of the Annunciation was built in the sixteenth century. It is a construction of a single Latin ship. She has a coffered ceiling with geometric decoration, has round arches on both sides and opens to two chapels on the left and right side. The transept is crowned with a dome. In the seventeenth century, the pulpit was gilded. The altarpiece was born 1802.

The Ethnological Museum of Albuñán shows the history and cultural tradition of the people, objects of everyday life and agricultural tillage.

Festivals

The last Sunday in May is the festival of flowers. In June, a market of the Ethnographic Society organized, which has existed since the first third of the twentieth century, with farmers and ranchers in period costume, with local produce, with songs and dances from the region. Another important festival is the Migrants Day on 15 August. On October 4, the day of St. Francis of Assisi is celebrated. In addition, we celebrate the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary.

Known Albuñaneros

Mario Gomez, striker Fiorentina and German national team, is the son of an immigrant from Albuñán. His father's parents live in Albuñán.

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