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Historic-Artistic Ensemble of Lorca

Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

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Historic-Artistic Ensemble of Lorca

Curiosity · Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

The old quarter of Lorca, in the Region of Murcia, including the precinct of its castle, was declared a conjunto histórico-artístico (a Spanish heritage-protection status for historic urban areas, today called conjunto histórico) on 5 March 1964, the first such declaration granted in the region. Within it are found, among other monuments, Lorca Castle (10th-16th centuries), the Plaza de España, with the town hall and the Colegiata de San Patricio, declared a Monumento Histórico-Artístico in 1941, the Plaza del Caño, with the old Pósito (grain store) and the butcheries, the medieval wall with the Porche de San Antonio, from the late 13th century, and the Teatro Guerra, inaugurated in 1861 and the oldest in the region. The town council drew up a Plan Especial de Protección y Rehabilitación Integral (Special Plan for Protection and Comprehensive Rehabilitation) to preserve the ensemble.

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