Ojén

Ojen is a town in the hinterland of the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in southern Spain. It has 3293 inhabitants and is located 309 m above sea level.

Location

He is on the A 355 to about halfway between Marbella and Monda in the Sierra Blanca. After Marbella in the south and thus to E 15 is 10 km and to Benahavis in the southwest is about 35 km.

History

( Chronicle of the deeds of the emirs of Córdoba) was first documented Ojen around the year 920 in the " Crónica de las Hazanas de los emires cordobeses " mentioned, as Rahman III. in a fight a rebellion of Christians reflected against the Muladis of Malaga. 1505 the present parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación was ( Our Lady of the Incarnation ) built by order of the Archbishop of Seville, Diego de Deza. In 1807, Charles IV granted the place independence of the legal system of Marbella.

Infrastructure

In this place there is a sports center with artificial turf.