Luque | |
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  Luque  Luque | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′N 4°16′W / 37.550°N 4.267°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Córdoba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.69 km2 (54.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,037 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Luque is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Córdoba, Andalusia.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 140.69 km2 and, as of 1 January 2023, it has a registered population of 2,860.[2]
Housing lies at about 662 metres above mean sea level at the feet of the Subbaetic ranges.[3]
There is evidence of human presence in the area since at least the end of the Neolithic.[3] The place is first mentioned in Islamic sources as the seat of a ḥiṣn ('Ḥiṣn Lukk') in the context of its seizure by Cordobese loyalists in 909.[4] The Crown of Castile conquered the fortress at some point between February 1240 and March 1241.[5] A lordship was created after the conquest.[6] Luque also was for a time a holding of the Order of Santiago.[6] From 1293 to 1374 it was part of the jurisdiction of the city of Córdoba.[6] In 1374, the Trastámaras granted the town and castle of Luque to a turncoat of the Castilian Civil War as a reward.[7]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Naranjo Ramírez 2015, p. 151.
- ^ Rodríguez Aguilera & Martínez Enamorado 2012, p. 265.
- ^ Naranjo Ramírez 2015, p. 152.
- ^ a b c Rodríguez Aguilera 2016, p. 179.
- ^ Rodríguez Aguilera 2016, p. 180.