Sierra de Cazorla
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Sierra de Cazorla is a mountain
range of the Prebaetic System
in the Jaén Province in Spain
. It is named after the ancient town of Villa de Segura and it gives its name to the Segura River. Its highest point is the 1,847 m high Gilillo peak.
This mountain range is located between the Sierra Nevada, the Sierra de Segura
and Sierra del Pozo mountain ranges.
The Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar is a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary located on a mountain pass in Sierra de Cazorla.
Mountain
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range of the Prebaetic System
Prebaetic System
The Prebaetic System is a system of mountain ranges that forms the northernmost prolongation of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula...
in the Jaén Province in Spain
Spain
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. It is named after the ancient town of Villa de Segura and it gives its name to the Segura River. Its highest point is the 1,847 m high Gilillo peak.
This mountain range is located between the Sierra Nevada, the Sierra de Segura
Sierra de Segura
Sierra de Segura is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in Spain. It is named after the ancient town of Villa de Segura and it gives its name to the Segura River...
and Sierra del Pozo mountain ranges.
The Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar is a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary located on a mountain pass in Sierra de Cazorla.
See also
- Comarca of Sierra de Cazorla
- Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural ParkSierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural ParkSierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain, established in 1986. With an area of , it is the largest protected area in Spain and the second largest in Europe. It was declared a biosphere reserve by...