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Baños de la Encina

Village

Baños de la Encina is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to 2024 INE figures, the city had a population of 2563 inhabitants. The 10th-century Umayyad era Burgalimar Castle is located on the southern edge of the town.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Baños de la Encina
Province
Jaén
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
2,542
Altitude
419 m
Area (IGN)
393 km²
Postcode
23711
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Where to sleep in Baños de la Encina

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    El castillo de Baños de la Encina, que también se conoce como Burgalimar, es una fortaleza de origen almohade, construida entre finales del siglo XI e inicios del XII, sobre un pequeño cerro que domina la localidad de Baños de la Encina, situada en el norte de la provincia de Jaén (Andalucía…

    CastilloBien de interés cultural

    Castillo de Burgalimar
    Castillo_de_Burgalimar_K34.jpg : Kordas · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    La ermita del Cristo del Llano de Baños de la Encina (provincia de Jaén, España) está situada en las afueras de la población en una zona elevada rodeada por una lonja con empedrado antiguo y delimitada por un murete de piedra, constituyendo, junto al castillo y la Iglesia de San Mateo, un tercer…

    ErmitaBien de interés cultural

    Ermita del Cristo del Llano
    Joaquín Arias Buendía · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Peñalosa es un yacimiento arqueológico argárico situado en el municipio de Baños de la Encina, en la provincia de Jaén, España. Se localiza sobre un cerro que controla el antiguo valle del río Rumblar, actualmente inundado parcialmente por las aguas de la presa homónima.

    Muralla

    Peñalosa
    Almanzor · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Yacimiento arqueológicoCatalogación General

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    Yacimiento arqueológicoCatalogación General

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    Yacimiento arqueológicoCatalogación General

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    PozoCatalogación General

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    Castillo

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    Museo

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    Iglesia

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    Iglesia

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    Yacimiento

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    Cueva

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    Mirador

Monuments from Wikidata; summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.

What to do

4 plans to experience Baños de la Encina on the move, not just passing through.

Natural areas

1 activity

Parque Natural Sierra de Andújar

Getting there

Bike

1 activity

MTB: Transandalus

Cycling routes on Google Maps

Hiking

2 activities

Hiking: PR-A 288 · Ruta del Bronce

Hiking: PR-A 289 · Yacimiento Verónica

More routes on WikilocHiking routes on Google Maps

Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.

In and around Baños de la Encina

What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.

  • Reservoirs and lakesPantano del Rumblar · in the villageGetting there
  • GolfClub de Golf La Garza · 14.5 km away, in LinaresGetting there