Arenas del Rey is a village located in the
province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006
census
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INE
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), the city had a population of 1,231 inhabitants.
The village is just north of the
Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park
The Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park ( es, Parque natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama) is a protected area in the Spanish provinces of Málaga and Granada. It contains the Sierra de Tejeda and Sierra de Almijara ...
.
Arenas del Rey was the worst affected village in the
Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884.
Almost 90% of the houses collapsed, and the rest were badly damaged.
The whole village was a pile of rubble.
The church and all other public buildings were destroyed.
There were 135 deaths and 253 people were injured.
The snowfall that followed caused up to three more deaths per day for over a week.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Granada
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