Guadix

Guadix , also Guadix ( Spanish: Guadix ) - a city and municipality in Spain , is part of the province of Granada as part of the autonomous community of Andalusia . The municipality is part of the Guadix district ( mosquito ). It covers an area of ​​317 km². The population is 20,407 people (as of 2010 ). The provincial capital is 60 km from the property.

City
Guadix
Guadix
Emblem
A country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Provinces	Granada
Area	Guadix
The mayor	Santiago Perez Lopez ( NPI )
History and Geography
Square	317 km²
Height	949 m
Timezone	UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2
Population
Population	20,407 people ( 2010 )
Katoykonim	Accitano / ao guadijeño / a
Digital identifiers
Postal codes	18500
Car code
guadix.es (Spanish)

View of the center of Guadix from the observation deck

Guadix was founded during the time of the ancient Romans and flourished under the Moors and after the Reconquista , but fell into decline by the 18th century.

The city is located on a high plateau and is famous for the cave quarter of Barrio Santiago, where the population from prehistoric times lives in more than 2000 cave apartments dug in the mountains, which can now be detected by television antennas sticking out from the ground and chimneys. In addition, Guadix sights include the Guadix Cathedral erected on the site of the mosque in the city center, the construction of which was completed in the XVIII century, the Moorish fortress of the X-XI centuries, as well as the church of Santiago, made in the style of Mudejar . The city has opened a Pottery Museum and Ethnological Museum.