Adamuz is a municipality and a city of
Spain
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located in the
province of Córdoba,
Andalusia
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. The municipality also includes the village of
Algallarín.
Climate and vegetation
Adamuz has a typically Mediterranean climate with high sunshine and low rainfall, which is almost non-existent during the summer.
The vegetation is characteristic of Mediterranean forests.
Main sights
*The Communal forest is an estate of 2,500 hectares, owned by the city and flanked by two rivers, which retain their winter waters through small dams. It is crossed from north to south along the road between the Valley Adamuz of Pedroches.
*Clock Tower, built in 1566 by Luis Méndez de Haro, Marques del Carpio. It has a height of 15 meters.
*Chapel of St. Pius V
*Parish Church of St. Andrew the Apostle (13th century). It has a nave and two aisles without a transept. It houses a polychrome altar in gold leaf. The high square bell tower has internal spiral stairs. The church was renovated in the 16th century by
Hernán Ruiz the Elder.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Córdoba
Córdoba is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 77 municipalities. Spanish census, Córdoba is the 20th largest of the 50 provinces by population, with inhabitants, and the 13th largest by land ...
References
External links
Adamuz– Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain)
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