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Arahal

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Country
  
Spain

Demonym(s)
  
Arahalenses

Postal code
  
41600

Elevation
  
117 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:40 AM

Community
  
Andalusia

Comarca
  
La Campiña

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
Official website

Area
  
201.1 km²

Province
  
Province of Seville

Arahal

Weather
  
10°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 86% Humidity

Arahal is a municipality in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the southeast of Seville. This town has being know as "El Arahal", being recognize by this name until 1981.Ar-rahal is an arabic term, it means a place in the path where stopping to rest.

Contents

Map of Arahal, Seville, Spain

History

Arahal origins are a bit confusing because on June 30, 1857 all public records were burned in a riot. According to the remains of tombstones and sarcophagi found with the name of Basilippo, the history of Arahal seems to ho back to Roman Empire. On 22 July 1248, Fernando III conquered the city, which served to be a strategic point in conquering the nearby city of Morón de la Frontera two days later. The February 20 of 1554 Arahal reached the plenty independence from Morón, Charles V gives this privilege to Arahal, the document was burned in the riots of 1857.

Monuments

There are several monuments in Arahal, including:

  • Nta.Sra. de la Victoria church. Temple finished in 1551 and the tower late XVII
  • Vera-Cruz church. 1602
  • Nta.Sra. del Rosario convent. 1608
  • San Roque church (ex-convent). 1624
  • Santo Cristo de la Misericordia church. XVI century
  • Santa María Magdalena parish-church. It is in the Neoclassical style and is one of the biggest in the province. It was built in 1800 after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake destroyed the old one, the tower remains from the previous temple.
  • San Antonio hermitage. XVII century.
  • Climate

    Arahal has a Mediterranean climate Csa according to the Köppen climate classification, it is characterized by its variable rainfall, dry summers and extremely hot summers and mild winters and often rainy. One of the official historical higher temperatures was record in Arahal when the thermometer reached 49 °C on the shade on July 23, 1995, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Andalusia, the INM and AEMET. Arahal has a weather station located at Moron Air Base, station data represents the climate of arahal, in operation since 1951.

    References

    Arahal Wikipedia