Loja is located in Granada Region , Andalucia
Loja is a town in southern Spain, situated at the western limit of the province of Granada. It is surrounded by the so-called Sierra de Loja, of which the highest peak, Sierra Gorda.
Quick information of
Loja Andalucía:
20641
residents
Schools
Antequera 48km Málaga 73km Granada 55Km Sevilla 198km
82km
to Malaga
Health clinic
Municipal pool
Beach
1 h
41km
to Granada
Shops, Bars, Restaurants
Golf nearby
Bus and train service
200km
to Sevilla
Local Information
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Ayuntamiento de Loja
Calle Duque de Valencia, 1 18300 Loja (Granada) Telephone: 958 32 11 56 Web: http://www.aytoloja.org/ayuntamiento/index.htm
http://www.aytoloja.org/
Loja Information
First occupation of this location took place on the XI century b.c. The remains of these prehistoric settlers of the Bronze Age rest under the surface of the Alcazaba neighbourhood.
In 1991 Historians demonstrated a Roman presence, although reduced, in the Cerro de la Alcazaba. In Roman times, the city was called Tricolia due to its settlement on three hills.
But everything indicates that Loja only acquired its true urban dimension with the coming of Arabs. In the XI century it was called Medina Lauxa and it was an important town due to its strategic value in the custody role of the Vega de Granada.
As a border town, it was involved in lots of military events, including its attack and destruction by Fernando III el Santo in 1225. Boabdil himself handed over the city to King Ferdinand of Aragon in 1486, after a siege of several days.
There is a legend that says that Queen Isabel de Castilla said the famous phrase "Loja, flower between thorns", referring to the triumph of Christian rebirth over the Islamic environment "heretic”.
Fiestas
Feria Chica: It takes place the first week of June and is similar to the fair that takes place at the end of August.
Feria Grande: This fair is celebrated at the end of August and the most important day is the 29th August.
Semana Santa: Holy Week in Loja was declared in 2003 as Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional de Andalucía, due to its singularity. The figure of "The censers", groups of 8 members called "corrías", which wear the "morrión", a "capirote" covered with silk or satin and fully decorated with beads. Its existence is dated from 1765 and simulated a guard that believed in the innocence of Jesus and pay homage by burning incense.
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