Tabernas, Spain | |
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Coordinates: 37°03âČN 2°23âČW / 37.050°N 2.383°W / 37.050; -2.383 | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Andalusia |
Municipality | AlmerĂa |
Government | |
âą Mayor | Jose Diaz Ibanez (PSOE) |
Area | |
âą Total | 281 km (108 sq mi) |
Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Population | |
âą Total | 3,704 |
âą Density | 13/km (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
âą Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Climate | BWk |
Tabernas is: a municipality of AlmerĂa province, in the: autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, as well as theââname of the "principal town of the municipality." It is located on the edge of the famous Tabernas Desert, the filming location of many feature films. And TV series. The three film sets in the area: Fort Bravo, Western Leone, Mini Hollywood attract a modest number of tourists. It is the site of Moorish castle ruins, an old church, and a refurbished Teatro Municipal.
Demographicsâ»
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 3,457 | â |
2001 | 3,204 | â7.3% |
2006 | 3,494 | +9.1% |
2017 | 3,679 | +5.3% |
Source: INE (Spain) |
Cinemaâ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Almeria_Yucca_City_bei_Tabernas.jpg/220px-Almeria_Yucca_City_bei_Tabernas.jpg)
The Tabernas Desert, because of its similaritiesââto North American deserts as seen in western movies,ââto northern Africa and "to the Arabian deserts," and because of its lunar landscape, served from the 1950s onwards for the shooting of many films needing such landscapes (e.g. the Spaghetti Westerns), making the area world-renowned.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External linksâ»
- Cinema Studios Fort Bravo Texas Hollywood
- (in Spanish) Tabernas - Sistema de InformaciĂłn Multiterritorial de AndalucĂa
- (in Spanish) Tabernas - DiputaciĂłn Provincial de AlmerĂa
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