Píñar

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| official_name = Píñar

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| subdivision_name = Spain

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Granada

| subdivision_type2 = Comarca

| subdivision_name2 = Los Montes

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = María Inmaculada Oria López

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| elevation_m = 950

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| timezone = CET

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Píñar is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. It is located at 46 km from Granada, and 11 km from Iznalloz, capital of the Comarca of Los Montes.

It is home to the ruins of a large castle (likely founded by the Romans, and later re-used by the Moors), declared national monument, and to the Cuevas de las Ventanas, a group of caves.{{cite news|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-cueva-ventanas-pinar-granada-primer-monumento-natural-espana-accesibilidad-universal-20180927182721.html|title=La Cueva de las Ventanas de Píñar (Granada), primer monumento natural de España con accesibilidad universal|date=27 September 2018|access-date=23 September 2019|newspaper=Europa Press|language=es}} The Carigüela archaeological site is also located within the communal territory.{{cite web|url=http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7346|title=Monumento natural cueva de las Ventanas|date=23 November 2001|access-date=23 September 2019|work=Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible|publisher=Junta de Andalucía|language=es}}

Its sister city is Tetuán, Morocco.{{cite news|url=http://www.ideal.es/jaen/20100629/local/pinar/pinar-estrechara-lazos-ciudad-201006291153.html|title=Píñar estrechará lazos con la ciudad hermana de Tetuán|date=29 June 2010|newspaper=ideal.es|language=es|access-date=23 September 2019|publisher=Vocento}}

See also

References

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{{Municipalities in Granada}}

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Category:Municipalities in the Province of Granada

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