Segura de la Sierra
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 Segura de la Sierra
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| Coordinates: 38°18′N 02°39′W / 38.300°N 2.650°WCoordinates: 38°18′N 02°39′W / 38.300°N 2.650°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Andalusia
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| Province | Jaén | |
| Comarca | Sierra de Segura | |
| Government | ||
| • Alcalde | Jacinto Jesús Viedma Quesada (PSOE) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,145 m (3,757 ft) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 2,054 | |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Segureño, ña | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 23379 | |
| Dialing code | (+34) 953 48 XX XX | |
| Official language(s) | Spanish | |
| Website | Official website | |
Segura de la Sierra is a small village in the province of Jaén, (Spain), that belongs to the region of Sierra de Segura in eastern Andalusia.
According to data provided by Spain's national statistics agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España (INE), in 2005 there were 1,771 people living in the town, all them located in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park that includes the following villages:
The most important period for Segura de la Sierra was during the Arab occupation, when the town was called Saqura (شقورة). The village was conquered in 781 AD by Abul-Asvar who was responsible for building the several walls that surround the town. People were under the rule of the walíes serving the Córdoba kings.
After fighting between the Almohads, the Christians took the control and the king Alfonso VIII donated the village to the military Order of Santiago, many nobles and personalities were born or lived there in those days, including the poet Jorge Manrique.
After it was taken by the Castilian troops, part of its inhabitants resettled in the city of Safi, where they are known to this day by last name Shequri.
With the invasion of Napoleon's troops, the town was set on fire and most of its Archive was destroyed, losing a great part of the history of the village that will never be recovered.
Segura de la Sierra was designated in 1972 Conjunto Histórico-Artístico.
The village offers, in essence, the same physiognomy it had in the past, reflected in its silent and beautiful streets.
The most important monument is the Mudéjar Castle, placed on top of the town and surrounded by the ancient walls.
The Fountain of Carlos V decorated with its shield is close to the Church of Nuestra Señora del Collado that has a nice painting of the Descendimiento by Gregorio Hernández and a Romanic sculpture of the Virgen de la Peña.
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