Colomera
Granada · Andalucía
Colomera is a municipality located in the Province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the city has a population of 1507 inhabitants. Local agriculture includes almonds, olives and citrus. Textiles are also produced in a local factory, both for domestic and foreign consumption. The name, Colomera is most probably derived from the Latin for pigeons' nest, Colomera is a hillside settlement in the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada, situated above a Roman bridge crossing the Colomera river, which runs south from the large Colomera dam, approximately three kilometres further north. It is also on the GR 7 (Spain) walking route, which crosses south eastern Spain, from Cádiz to the Andorran border. Colomera, liberated from the Moors in 1486 during the reconquista, is dominated by a large outcrop of rock pitted with Arabic ruins that predates the sixteenth century church of Nuestra Srª de la Encarnacion, located immediately to the south. Construction was started in 1530 and was consecrated in 1560 by the Archbishop of Granada, The Church is distinctive and easily visible from the southern approaches on the A-4076 from Granada, and the Roman road to the east. In 1913, a large metallic meteorite, Colomera, was found.
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Origins
El origen del nombre es Columbaira del latín para «nido de paloma» o «palomar», ya que antiguamente existían muchas palomas en dicha población.
History
El municipio colomereño comprende los núcleos de población de Colomera y Cauro, así como los diseminados de Los Morales y Saladillo.
Monuments
Castillo de la Colomera
Iglesia de la Encarnación
Puente romano
What to visit
•Puente Romano
Gallery
Festivals
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What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Jueves, de 09:00 a 14:00 · Plaza Nueva
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Ruta de Colomera (17.2 km)
Services
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Famous people
•Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres, ciclista español
Town hall
Gobierno municipal:
En las elecciones municipales de 2023, el Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) fue la candidatura más votada con 337 sufragios (37,56 %), obteniendo 4 concejales, seguido muy de cerca por el Partido Popular (PP), que logró 332 votos (37,01 %) y 3 ediles. Juntos por Colomera alcanzó 121 votos (13,48 %) y 1 concejal, mientras que Vox obtuvo 102 votos (11,37 %) y 1 representante.
Evolución de la deuda viva municipal:
El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial.
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Gobierno municipal: En las elecciones municipales de 2023, el Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) fue la candidatura más votada con 337 sufragios (37,56 %), obteniendo 4 concejales, seguido muy de cerca por el Partido Popular (PP), que logró 332 votos (37,01 %) y 3 ediles. Juntos por Colomera alcanzó 121 votos (13,48 %) y 1 concejal, mientras que Vox obtuvo 102 votos (11,37 %) y 1 representante. Evolución de la deuda viva municipal: El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial.
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How to get there
- 🚗 30 km from Granada (about 21 min by car)
- 🚗 120 km from Málaga (about 85 min by car)
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- ✈️ 26 km from Granada-Jaén airport (about 18 min by car)
- ✈️ 130 km from Málaga-Costa del Sol airport (about 92 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 6.5 km away
- Caixabank · 6.8 km away
- Caja Rural · 6.8 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 8.9 km away
- Estación de Servicio BP La Paz · 9.8 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 1.3 km away
Buses
7 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Puerta Guerra
•Colomera 3
•Colomera 2
•Colomera 1
Pharmacy and health
•Consultorio Colomera — Avenida Virgen de la Cabeza 9
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