Molvízar

Molvízar
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Location of Molvízar
Molvízar Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°47′N 3°36′W / 36.783°N 3.6°W / 36.783; -3.6Coordinates: 36°47′N 3°36′W / 36.783°N 3.6°W / 36.783; -3.6
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Costa Tropical
Judicial district	Motril
Commonwealth	Costa Tropical
Government
– Alcalde	Francisco Fermín García Puentedura (2007) (PP)
Area
– Total	21.47 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population (2008)
– Total	3,407
– Density	158.7/km2 (411/sq mi)
Demonym	Molviceño, -ña
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	18611
Official language(s)
Website	Official website

Molvízar is a small town and municipality located in the province of Granada, in Spain. Between 1905-2005, the population has ranged between 1500 and 3500 inhabitants. It is located in the foothills of the mountains of southern Spain, approximately five kilometres from the Costa Tropical coast.

Agriculture is a large part of its economy, with an increasing contribution from European tourism, with visitors attracted by its year-round temperate weather.

Locals celebrate the patron saint, Santa Ana, on July 26, during which the town puts forth a traditional representation of "Moros y Cristianos" (Moors and Christians), which commemorates the Reconquista expulsion of the Moors from Spain. The city is also the birthplace of anarchist revolutionary Antonio Ramón.

External links

• (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Molvízar