Víznar
Víznar | |
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Town | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Víznar | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′N 03°35′W / 37.117°N 3.583°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Granada |
| Municipality | Víznar |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,006 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Víznar is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain, only a few miles from the city of Granada itself. According to the 2005 census (INE), the town has a population of 789 inhabitants.
Site of the exquisite neo-classical Summer palace of an 18th-century archbishop of Granada, Don Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta, (1723–1811), an important figure in the history of Peru, the near-vicinity of Víznar was the place of execution, in 1936, of the noted Spanish poet, Federico García Lorca, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.[2]
In the Víznar Ravine, various excavation processes have been carried out which have made it possible to find, as of 2025, 166 corpses and identify 7 civilian victims of the Civil War.[3]
See also
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ "Grave Dispute Opens Wounds From Spanish Civil War". Fox News. Associated Press. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Granada, Redacción (21 November 2025). "Forenses trabajan en las fosas del Barranco de Víznar para investigar y documentar delitos de lesa humanidad". Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2025.