History of Constantina

The municipality of Constantina belongs to the Sierra North sevillana district, being included in the environment of the Natural Park of the same name. In 1.996 their population ascended 7.390 habitants.

The origins of this town go back B.C. until the XIII century, when the Celtic ones found the city of Sucum Murgi that later the Carthaginians remodel. The Romans settle down in her, but they transfer the establishment of the hill from the Almond tree to that of the Castle, and Constantia denominates it Iulia in the emperor's son's honor Constantino. After the period of Muslim domain, Fernando III the conquest by the middle of the XIII century, passing soon after to depend on Seville and being repopulated with cattle sorianos. During the Reyes' Catholics reign he/she becomes realengo village. In 1.916, XIII Alfonso grants him the title of City.

The urban nucleus settles in a wavy land and it is surrounded of hills, in one of those which (to the west of the town) he/she is the castle. In the location native they should influence the topographical conditions (that facilitate the defense), the existence of water abundant and good grasses in the area, as well as the silver mines and of copper. Constantina is located on the one on the way to Extremadura, on the edge of the Roman roadway that Hispalis communicated with August Emerita.

During the Muslim period, he/she is in charge of the hill of the Castle and the strong one is reordered Roman. The first growth takes place outside on the southern skirt of the hill. In this neighborhood it still persists today the typical Arab plot, with center in Santa María's old church the biggest, as substitution of what should be the Muslim mosque. After the Reconquest a quick growth takes place that it allows to occupy the oriental hillside of the hill of the Castle with streets that they follow the level curves and apples that wrap the mentioned hill and they descend until the bed of the stream.

The main road of Constantina, north ordinate to south on the Real Road of Seville, is denominated from the XVI century he/she remains silent Taverns, what reflects the importance of the nucleus like traffic place. After a period of regression, the XVIII century he/she knows an economic peak that translates you in the urban order in the potentiation of the axis north-south, in the urbanization of the bottom of the Valley of it Dares her, mainly in the riverbank of the stream, and in the expansion of the nucleus toward the north, following the one on the way to Cazalla. During the XIX century, the urban development is guided toward the south, along the valley and following the one on the way to Seville.

In the first half of the XX century, the dynamics of growth is accentuated with an incipient industrial development. The urban expansions take place on the access roads: toward the north, on the one on the way to Cazalla (Villalatas); toward the northeast, on the one on the way to The Dales; in the continuation of the street Morería; etc. is Also carried out an important renovation of the old helmet and the stream Allende is channeled or of the Villa. With the demographic descent happened from half-filled of century, Constantina maintains the unit of its urban helmet, of marked character lineal north-south, occupying the skirts of the Valley of it Dares her. The stream of the Villa is the medullary axis and the roads serve as guidelines of the new residential establishments. In the last times housings isolated unifamiliares are arising, of type vacacional. The construction of isolated blocks and in height he/she has also made their appearance, but in a limited and located way: quarter of the Hill of the Barrero and the Three Torres. In the southern end diverse public equipment of educational character and sanitarium are located.

Among their constructions of artistic historical interest they highlight the Castle of the Almond tree, the Parochial Church of Santa María of the Incarnation (XIV-XVI centuries), the Concepción's church, the Convent of the Ángel, Our Father's chapel Jesus and the hermitage of the Grove.

CITY COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINA
Eduardo Dato, 7
41450 - CONSTANTINA
Tlf.: 95 - 588.07.00/01
Fax: 95 - 588.15.05
email: constantina@dipusevilla.es
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