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Víznar | |
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 Location of Víznar | |
| Coordinates:37°07′N03°35′W / 37.117°N 3.583°W /37.117; -3.583 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Granada |
| Municipality | Víznar |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,006 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Víznar is a municipality located in theprovince of Granada, Spain, only a few miles from the city ofGranada itself. According to the 2005census (INE), the town has a population of 789 inhabitants.
Site of the exquisiteneo-classical Summer palace of an 18th-century archbishop of Granada, DonJuan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta, (1723–1811), an important figure in the history ofPeru, the near-vicinity ofVíznar was the place of execution, in 1936, of the noted Spanish poet,Federico García Lorca, at the beginning of theSpanish Civil War.[2]
In the Víznar Ravine, various excavation processes have been carried out which have made it possible to find, as of 2025, 166 corpses and identify 7 civilian victims of the Civil War.[3]
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