Luque | |
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Luque Luque | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′N 4°16′W / 37.550°N 4.267°W / 37.550; -4.267 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Córdoba |
| Area | |
• Total | 140.69 km2 (54.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 2,796 |
| • Density | 19.87/km2 (51.47/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
References
References
- National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- Naranjo Ramírez 2015, p. 151.
- Rodríguez Aguilera & Martínez Enamorado 2012, p. 265.
- Naranjo Ramírez 2015, p. 152.
- Rodríguez Aguilera 2016, p. 179.
- Rodríguez Aguilera 2016, p. 180.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Naranjo Ramírez, José (2015). "Apuntes para una geografía urbana de Luque (Córdoba)" (PDF). Revista ITVCI. 5: 150–177.
- Rodríguez Aguilera, Ángel; Martínez Enamorado, Virgilio (2012). "Lápidas funerarias árabes procedentes de Hisn Lukk / Luque (Córdoba)" (PDF). Antiqvitas (24): 265–276.
- Rodríguez Aguilera, Ángel (2016). "El castillo y la villa fortificada de Luque. Arqueología de la frontera con el Reino de Granada desde el sector cordobés" (PDF). Antiqvitas (28).