Alanís is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Seville

Seville

Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...

. In 2005 it had a population of 1,937. It has an area of 280 square kilometers and a population density of 6.9 people per square kilometer. It is located at an altitude of 660 meters and is 106 kilometers from Seville.

Demographics

The population has been steadily decreasing from 2,108 in 1996 to its current level.

Religious monuments

• Ermita de San Juan. (S XIV), mudejar. Recently restored.
• Ermita Nuestra Señora de las Angustias. Gothic. Remade in the 18 century.
• Ermita de Ntro Padre Jesus de Nazareno. From 16th century. Can be visited from 10 AM to 10 PM.
• Iglesia Parroquial Ntra Sra de las Nieves. Important Gothic altarpiece.
• Ermita de San Miguel de la Breña.

Other monuments

• Castillo de Alanís, of Arabic origin.