El Palmar, Murcia

El Palmar
Country Spain
Province Murcia
Municipality Murcia
Area
 • Total 26.039 km2 (10.054 sq mi)
Elevation 67 m (220 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 22,897

El Palmar is a village and a district in Murcia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Murcia.[1][2]

Geography

This territoty is located in the foothill of the mountain pass Puerto de la Cadena. There is distance of 5 km from El Palmar to the capital of the municipality (the city of Murcia).[1]

History

There is evidence about the roman presence in this territory in the Roman Hispanian era. The evidence consists in archaeological remains of a Roman hamlet whose date is the 2nd century BC.[3]

During the Middle Ages a castle named La Asomada was built in the century 12th.[4]

Coordinates: 37°56′32″N 1°09′41″W / 37.9422°N 1.1614°W / 37.9422; -1.1614

References

  1. 1 2 "Pedanías - Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. ↑ "El Palmar - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Historia de El Palmar - Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  4. ↑ "El Palmar- Edad Media - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-22.
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