Atarfe
Atarfe is a ceety in the province o Granada, Spain. In 2011, the ceety's population wis recordit as bein 16,432. The municipality is includit in the Granada metropolitan aurie.
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  Atarfe Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′22″N 3°41′11″W / 37.22278°N 3.68639°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Andalusie |
| Province | Granada |
| Comarca | Vega de Granada |
| Judicial destrict | Granada |
| Govrenment | |
| • Alcalde | Tomás Ruiz Maeso (2010) (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,432 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Atarfeño, ña |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18230 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
1956 yirdquauk eedit
On 19 Apryle 1956, Atarfe an the neebourin ceety o Albolote wur struck bi Spain's wirst yirdquauk o the 20t century, a 5.0 MW temblor. 12 fowk dee'd frae the yirdquauk an subsequent landslide, an mony o the ceety's biggins wur ruined.[1]
Pink Floyd park eedit
Atarfe is famous for its muisic concerts. In 2008, Roger Waters, a umwhile member o the baund Pink Floyd, played thare,[2] resultin in a public pairk dedicated tae Pink Floyd bein creatit bi the council.[3]
Coliseo de Atarfe eedit
Ither notable muisic acts hae played in Atarfe, includin Placebo, Mark Knopfler an Leonard Cohen,[4] either playin in the Coliseo de Atarfe fitbaa stadium[5] or ootdoors in the Recinto de Feria. The Coliseo hosts corridas an aw whaur tap bullfechters such as El Fandi, El Cordobes an Paquirri appear.[6]
References eedit
- ↑ "The earthquake of Atarfe-Albolote, 19th of April 1956" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. UGR.es. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "El ex Pink Floyd Roger Waters tocará en Atarfe por un millón de euros" (in Spanish). Ideal.es, 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "El Ayuntamiento de Atarfe dedicará un parque a los míticos Pink Floyd" (in Spanish). GranadaHoy.com, 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "PLACEBO + LAGARTIJA NICK + DORIAN en el Coliseo de Atarfe" (in Spanish) Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. GranadaZoom.com, 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ Coliseo de Atarfe - official website (in Spanish) Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ Ciudad Atarfe website (in Spanish) Archived 2011-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
Freemit airtins eedit
- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía – Statistical information
- Ciudad Atarfe Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine – Tourist, cultural an admeenistrative information on Atarfe
- Coliseo de Atarfe Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine – Leetins for the Coliseo events