Puente Genil

The municipality largely features a gentle relief,^[2] interrupted by the Sierra del Castillo, Sierra Gorda, and Sierra del Niño hill ranges.^[3] At 511 metres above sea level, Peñarrubia (in Sierra del Castillo) is the highest point in the municipality.^[3] The river Genil crosses the municipality from southeast to northwest.^[4] The urban development straddles the river, with the neighborhood of Miragenil standing on the opposite bank relative to the bulk of housing.^[5]

The municipal limits attest to Roman occupation in the site of Fuente Álamo [es] (to the NE of the current housing), including a balneum from the Julio-Claudian period and a villa from the Low Roman Empire.^[6] The area belonged to the Conventus Iuridicus Astigitanus.^[7]

Both Pontón de Don Gonzalo (a.k.a. La Puente de Don Gonzalo [es]) and Miragenil [es] were 13th-century Christian establishments.^[8] Pontón de Don Gonzalo was first mentioned in a 1262 document, as it was gifted to a Portuguese ricohombre.^[9] Population of Pontón boomed in the 16th century, specially in its first half, and the construction of a stone bridge began in 1561.^[10]

The current municipality of Puente Genil was formed upon the merging of La Puente de Don Gonzalo with Miragenil in 1834.^[11] Puente Genil underwent an important industrialisation process in the late 19th century, standing out in the food industry in relation to membrillo confection.^[12]

The town is an agricultural centre, also known for its Semana Santa celebration, contracted in the local vernacular to "mananta".

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  Parish church of La Purificación
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  Mosaic of the Three Graces
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  Religious procession
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  An aerial view of the town and surrounding countryside
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  Laguna de Tíscar, a Ramsar site located in the Puente Genil municipality^[13]

Puente Genil is served by Puente Genil-Herrera railway station, around 4 km from the town centre on the AVE high-speed rail line from Madrid to Málaga.

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