Mengíbar
Jaén · Andalucía
Mengíbar is municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The municipality has a total area of 62.34 km2 and, as of 1 January 2022, it has a registered population of 9,965.
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Origins
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History
Lying on the point where the Guadalbullón flows into the Guadalquivir river and also close to the Guadalimar, the nearby Iberian oppidum of Illiturgi (Cerro de la Muela) was besieged and destroyed by Scipio Africanus in 206 BCE during the Second Punic War.
Mengíbar was conquered by Ferdinand III of Castile together with other neighbouring fortified places as a part of the preliminary steps leading to the 1246 siege of Jaén. It was a hamlet belonging to the land of Jaén in the lower Middle Ages. It segregated from the land of Jaén in 1574.
Monuments
•Casa Palacio
What to visit
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Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Fiestas Barrio San José Obrero (1) · Romería de Santa María Magdalena (5)
- July: Feria y Fiestas (22)
- November: Mercado Renacentista (15)
What's on
Street market
•Mercado de Abastos — Av. Maestro Sacramento Muñoz (07:00-14:00)
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
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Services
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Famous people
•Fernando Chica Arellano, diplomático español
•Antonio Camacho García, político español
•Nacho Criado, pintor y escultor español
Town hall
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Town hall of Mengíbar
Gobierno municipal: Evolución de la deuda viva municipal: El concepto de deuda viva contempla solo 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
- 🚗 28 km from Jaén (about 20 min by car)
- 🚗 113 km from Granada (about 80 min by car)
- 🚗 187 km from Málaga (about 132 min by car)
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- ✈️ 108 km from Granada-Jaén airport (about 76 min by car)
- ✈️ 115 km from Córdoba airport (about 81 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 1.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- La Caixa · 0 km away
- CajaSur · 0.1 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.8 km away
- Arenas Camacho · 1 km away
- Gasolinera abandonada · 1 km away
Buses
Red de carreteras:
La posición estratégica del municipio ha permitido que por el mismo discurran vías de cierta relevancia dentro de la provincia de Jaén.
Ferrocarril:
Por el término municipal de Mengíbar discurren dos líneas férreas convencionales, la Espeluy-Jaén y la Alcázar de San Juan-Cádiz, que atraviesa el río Guadalquivir. La estación de Mengíbar-Artichuela, cercana al núcleo urbano, conecta con servicios de Media Distancia entre Jaén y Madrid. En el término municipal de Jabalquinto se encuentra la estación de Mengíbar-Las Palomeras, que no cuenta con servicios de pasajeos.
Patrimonio:
Torre de Mengíbar.
Arco miliario de Jano Augusto, que marcaba el límite entre las provincias romanas Bética y Cartaginense.
Casa de la Inquisición.
Central hidroeléctrica: obra de Antonio Palacios, representa, junto a las numerosas construcciones realizadas para el Metro de Madrid, una de las escasas muestras de arquitectura industrial del arquitecto gallego. La instalación fue inaugurada por Alfonso XIII.
Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol.
Iliturgi.
Palacio de Mengíbar.
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmacia Pilarejo
•Farmacia FARMACIA LDA. RAQUEL PADILLA DE MOLINA
•Abriendo camino — Calle Reina Sofía 3
•Doctor Manuel Polaina Bailón — Av. Andalucía
Wall and news
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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