Vejer de la Frontera

Vejer de la Frontera
Town and municipality
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Nickname:  The Olives' Town
Location of Vejer de la Frontera
Coordinates: 36°15′N 5°58′W / 36.250°N 5.967°W / 36.250; -5.967
Municipality	Cádiz
Government
• Mayor	José Ortíz Galván
Area
• Total	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
• Land	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	12,739
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym	Vejeriegos/ Vejeriegas
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11150
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	www.vejerdelafrontera.es
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Historic ensemble
Designated	7 June 1976
Reference no.	RI-53-0000206

Vejer de la Frontera is a Spanish hilltop town and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate. 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^[2] and a running of the bulls is held annually.