'Vejer de la Frontera', a
Spanish town and
municipality in the province of
Cádiz,
Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate and on the Cadiz-Tarifa railway. 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 and a
running of the bulls is held annually.
Demographics
[1]
Sister cities
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Chefchaouen,
Morocco [2]
References
1. Source: INE (Spain)2. Chaouen está hermanada con Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz), que a su vez estuvo bajo el dominio musulmán durante cinco siglos.
External links
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Ayuntamiento de Vejer de la Frontera