Lújar, Spain
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Location of Lújar
Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 3°24′5″W / 36.78750°N 3.40139°W / 36.78750; -3.40139
Country	Spain
Province	Granada
Municipality	Lújar
Area
• Total	36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	895 m (2,936 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	462
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada, a couple of kilometres inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are 36°47′15″N 3°24′5″W / 36.78750°N 3.40139°W / 36.78750; -3.40139 (36.7877, -3.4016). Its population is approximately 1,200.

History

The village was one of the first to be taken during the Spanish Civil War.

Facilities

There is a municipal open air swimming pool at the western end of the village, and a couple of bars.

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