Vejer de la Frontera
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Vejer de la Frontera is a Spanish hilltop town and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate. The town of Vejer de la Frontera occupies a low hill overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar and surrounded by orchards and orange groves. It contains several ancient churches and convents, and the architecture of many of its houses recalls the period of Moorish rule, which lasted from 711 until the town was captured by Saint Ferdinand of Castile in 1248. Agriculture and fruit-farming are the chief industries; fighting bulls are also bred in the neighborhood[2] and a running of the bulls is held annually.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1999 | 12,731 | — |
2000 | 12,674 | −0.4% |
2001 | 12,729 | +0.4% |
2002 | 12,727 | −0.0% |
2003 | 12,690 | −0.3% |
2004 | 12,685 | −0.0% |
2005 | 12,776 | +0.7% |
Source: INE (Spain) |
Festivities
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Holy Week: A sober and intimate Holy Week held in the alleys of Vejer. There are three brotherhoods: The Brotherhood of the Cristo de la Oliva which performs procession on Holy Wednesday, the Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, which parades on Holy Thursdays and the Brotherhood of the Soledad which performs its procession on Holy Friday. The latter two are accompanied by saetas.
Spring Carnival: Main festivity of the town with various casetas and attractions.
Verbena de San Juan: The strawmen Juanillos and Juanillos are burned, taking the shape of important personalities during the year. The festivity also includes the fire bull.
Velada de Nuestra Señora de la Oliva: Romeria where the patron saint of the town is taken to her sanctuary.
Sister cities
Gallery
- General view.
- View of the mill.
- Main square.
- Street in Vejer.
- Church of Divino Salvador.
- Town Hall.
- Mayorazgo Tower.
- Statue of a veiled woman in Vejer
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vejér de la Frontera". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 974.
- ^ Chaouen está hermanada con Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz), que a su vez estuvo bajo el dominio musulmán durante cinco siglos.
External links
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- Visitor information about the town and area, multilingual
- Tourist information site
- Information for English speaking visitors
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- Alcalá de los Gazules
- Alcalá del Valle
- Algar
- Algeciras
- Algodonales
- Arcos de la Frontera
- Barbate
- Benalup-Casas Viejas
- Benamahoma
- Benaocaz
- Bornos
- Cádiz
- Castellar de la Frontera
- Chiclana de la Frontera
- Chipiona
- Conil de la Frontera
- El Bosque
- El Gastor
- El Puerto de Santa María
- Espera
- Grazalema
- Jerez de la Frontera
- Jimena de la Frontera
- La Línea de la Concepción
- Los Barrios
- Medina-Sidonia
- Olvera
- Paterna de Rivera
- Prado del Rey
- Puerto Real
- Puerto Serrano
- Rota
- San Fernando
- San José del Valle
- San Martín del Tesorillo
- San Roque
- Sanlúcar de Barrameda
- Setenil de las Bodegas
- Tarifa
- Torre Alháquime
- Trebujena
- Ubrique
- Vejer de la Frontera
- Villaluenga del Rosario
- Villamartín
- Zahara de la Sierra
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