Ojén
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Ojén (population 5.045) is a town and municipality that sits in the mountains behind
Description
Its name is oddly derived from an Arabic word, hoxán, meaning "rough" or "bitter" place, thus it is curious that the Moors should establish a settlement in a place they presumably did not care for. In common with other inland villages such as Istán, Ojén was spared the Christians' embargo on the Moors living too close to the sea after the Reconquest.
The town is situated beside the Almadán stream above the valley of the River Real at an altitude of approximately 200 metres, hemmed in by the Sierra Blanca and the Sierra Alpujata. These may provide a clue to the Moors' determination to stay in spite of their apparent antipathy, for both ranges of mountains have long been known as rich sources of talc, nickel, iron and lead. This mineral wealth put the area in the forefront of the Spanish industrial revolution of the 19th century.
Close by, in the
Ojen liqueur
Ojén is famous for the production of
See also
- La Mairena is a green enclave, part of the village of Ojén
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Dominique Mertens Impex. S.L., Ojén, aguardiente superior Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, official website, in Spanish
- ^ New Orleans Nostalgia, "Banana Republics and Ojen Cocktails", Ned Hémard, 2007
External links
- A Brief History of Ojen Discussion of the Ojen liqueur and its history and popularity in New Orleans, Louisiana
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