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Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.^[1][2] It is characterized by a succession of hills and valleys and the coastal strip. Granada Province has the richest climatic and geographical variations in Spain.^[1] Granada is not a wealthy province, with it's economy being predominately agricultural.^[2] Cereals such as barley and wheat are the most widely grown crops.^[2] Granada has nine regions, which contain a total of 173 municipalities.^[3]

Diocesan records are well preserved in Granada. Parish records, unfortunately, are not. Numerous churches were burned during the Republic (1931-1936) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).^[4] In many municipalities in the province, the parish archives were destroyed or disappeared during the Civil War. Where they were completely destroyed (for example, in Deifontes) there are no records prior to 1939.^[4] A significant portion of the territory of the Granada diocese and almost all that corresponding to the diocese of Guadix remained in the republican zone. In Guadix and its region, numerous religious archives were burned.^[4]

Regions

La Accitania

La Accitania is also known as Guadix. It is a Spanish region within the Province of Granada. Guadix is the county and there are 26 municipalities (towns) contained within.

Alhama de Granada

Alhama is a region, county, and town within the Province of Granada. The name comes from the abundant hot springs. The region is sometimes called "Alhama," while the town is called Alhama de Granada.

Alpujarra Granadina

Alpujarra Granadina is a county in the Province of Granada. Along with Alpujarra Almeriense, is part of the region of the Alpujarras.

Baza

Baza is a region, county, and town within the Granada Province.

Costa Tropical

Costa Tropical, also known as Costa de Granada or Costa Granadina, is a region in the southern portion of Spain, within the Granada Province. There are 17 municipalities in Costa Tropical.

Guadix

See La Accitania

Huéscar

Huéscar is a region, county, and town within the Province of Granada.

Loja

Loca is a Spanish region and county within the Province of Granada. The county of Loca contains 10 municipalities (towns).

Los Montes

Los Montes is a Spanish region located in the northern part of the province of Granada. It is separated into two sub-regions (east and west). Los Montes has 18 towns.

Valle de Lecrin

The Lecrin Valley is a region in the center-south part of Granada. The origin of "Lecrin" comes from the Arabic word Iqlim meaning "gateway."

Vega de Granada

Vega de Granada is a Region in the center-south of the Granada Province. It has 41 counties. Durcal is the capital city. The town of Atarfe is within Vega de Granada.

See the regional page for resources and more information.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Province of Granada (LoveGranada.com), viewed 10 March 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Granada, Province, Spain (Britannica.com), viewed 10 March 2020.
3. ↑ Municipalities in Granada Province on en.wikipedia.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Gamella, Juan F. "Discursos eclesiásticos en las causas de dispensa de los matrimonios consanguíneos..," Departamento de Antropología Social. Universidad de Granada, 15 Octubre 2010, viewed 15 March 2020.

Last edited 09:50, 29 July 2020 (UTC)