Coín () is a town and

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in the

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, Spain, c. 33 km west of the provincial capital,

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, and about 30 km north of

Marbella Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the re ...

. The town has an official population of 22,000 inhabitants. Foreigners now make up a substantial proportion of the town's inhabitants and are attracted to Coín because it is only 25 minutes from the beaches of

and

, including the 50 km stretch of coastline in between which includes the popular resorts of Torremolinos,

Fuengirola Fuengirola () is a city on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located on the central coast of the province and integrated into the region of the Costa del Sol and the Com ...

and Benalmádena.

History

The town was ruled by the

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and the Romans, with the Moors invading and controlling the town from 929 AD until 1485, when the

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took control of Coín. Its ancient name was Dacaun which is from

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of unknown meaning; Coin is a

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of this over time and bears no relation to the modern word

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, despite

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associating it with this. In 929 the area was caught up in the Muladí (Christian convert to Islam) rebellion which was led by Omar Ben Hafsun against the Emirate of Cordoba. Abderraman III, the first Caliph of Cordoba, fortified Coin, improving its defences to stave off the attacks of the muladí rebel.

Economy

The economy was traditionally agriculture, coexisting with marble mining (since Roman times) and ceramics. The latter has become very important and well known during the twentieth century, having a colour of its own called "Green Coin". The most important ceramics workshop during the past century was the "Cumbreras" workshop and now local artisans continue this 300-year-old, traditional, ceramic craft.

Cinema city

The city of cinema was a project carried out in the area of Nacimiento to produce a television series, but was turned into a tourist area as well. For many years, Coín was the setting for several series, first the British '' Eldorado'' for the

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, and after that the Andalusian serials "Plaza Alta" and "Arrayan", both recorded in Loasur studios produced by Linze TV, and shown by

Canal Sur Canal Sur ('South Channel') is part of Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (RTVA), the public broadcasting company of Andalusia. It was created by means of the devolved powers given to this autononomous community by an Act of Parliament in its ...

. Tourism, construction, and the hospitality industry have replaced old industries, although there are still many potters and several quarries where local marble, dolomite rock and sand are produced for construction materials.

References

External links

*
Website of tourism, culture, leisure in Coín
* Municipalities in the Province of Málaga {{andalusia-geo-stub

History

Economy

Cinema city

See also

References

External links