Vejer de la Frontera

Town and municipality in Cádiz

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Nickname:

The Olives' Town

Location of Vejer de la Frontera

Coordinates: 36°15′N 5°58′W / 36.250°N 5.967°W / 36.250; -5.967MunicipalityCádizGovernment

• MayorJosé Ortíz GalvánArea

• Total58 km² (22 sq mi) • Land58 km² (22 sq mi) • Water0 km² (0 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total12,739 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)DemonymVejeriegos/ VejeriegasTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

11150

Official language(s)SpanishWebsitewww.vejerdelafrontera.es

Spanish Cultural Heritage

TypeNon-movableCriteriaHistoric ensembleDesignated7 June 1976Reference no.RI-53-0000206

Vejer de la Frontera is a Spanish hilltop town and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate. The town of Vejer de la Frontera occupies a low hill overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar and surrounded by orchards and orange groves. It contains several ancient churches and convents, and the architecture of many of its houses recalls the period of Moorish rule, which lasted from 711 until the town was captured by Saint Ferdinand of Castile in 1248. Agriculture and fruit-farming are the chief industries; fighting bulls are also bred in the neighborhood^[2] and a running of the bulls is held annually.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	12,731	—
2000	12,674	−0.4%
2001	12,729	+0.4%
2002	12,727	−0.0%
2003	12,690	−0.3%
2004	12,685	−0.0%
2005	12,776	+0.7%
Source: INE (Spain)

Festivities

Holy Week: A sober and intimate Holy Week held in the alleys of Vejer. There are three brotherhoods: The Brotherhood of the Cristo de la Oliva which performs procession on Holy Wednesday, the Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, which parades on Holy Thursdays and the Brotherhood of the Soledad which performs its procession on Holy Friday. The latter two are accompanied by saetas.

Spring Carnival: Main festivity of the town with various casetas and attractions.

Verbena de San Juan: The strawmen Juanillos and Juanillos are burned, taking the shape of important personalities during the year. The festivity also includes the fire bull.

Velada de Nuestra Señora de la Oliva: Romeria where the patron saint of the town is taken to her sanctuary.

Sister cities

Gallery

General view.
View of the mill.
Main square.
Street in Vejer.
Church of Divino Salvador.
Town Hall.
Mayorazgo Tower.
Statue of a veiled woman in Vejer

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vejér de la Frontera". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 974.
^ Chaouen está hermanada con Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz), que a su vez estuvo bajo el dominio musulmán durante cinco siglos.