Jewish cemetery, Lucena
The Jewish necropolis of Lucena is a Jewish cemetery in Lucena, Spain. It was excavated in 2006 and has gravestones that date to as early as the 8th century CE. With 346 catalogued graves, it is the largest Jewish cemetery ever discovered in Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Jewish cemetery in Spain
- Also known as: “Cementerio judío de Lucena”, “Necrópolis Judía”, “Necrópolis judía de Lucena”, and “Necrópolis Ronda Sur”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ermita de Dios Padre and Iglesia de San Mateo Apóstol.
Ermita de Dios Padre
Church
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Ermita de Dios Padre is a church, which is situated 580 metres north of Jewish cemetery, Lucena.
Iglesia de San Mateo Apóstol
Church
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Iglesia de San Mateo Apóstol is a church, which is situated 770 metres northeast of Jewish cemetery, Lucena.
Palacio de los Condes de Santa Ana
Monument
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Palacio de los Condes de Santa Ana is a monument, which is situated 540 metres north of Jewish cemetery, Lucena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabra.
Cabra
Town
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Cabra is a municipality in Córdoba province, Andalusia, Spain and the site of former bishopric Egabro. It lies along the route between Córdoba and Málaga in the south of Spain. Cabra is situated 9 km northeast of Jewish cemetery, Lucena.
Jewish cemetery, Lucena
- Categories: Jewish cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lucena, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.40284° or 37° 24′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.48846° or 4° 29′ 19″ westOpen location code
8C9QCG36+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 355773804OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q74026165
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In Other Languages
From Gujarati to Spanish—“Jewish cemetery, Lucena” goes by many names.
- Gujarati: “યહૂદી કબ્રસ્તાન, લૂથેના”
- Spanish: “Cementerio judío de Lucena”
- Spanish: “Necrópolis judía de Lucena”
- Spanish: “Necrópolis Ronda Sur”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de Pemán-Aramburu and Jardines de Antonio Villa.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jewish cemetery, Lucena”. Photo: JamesNarmer, CC BY-SA 4.0.