# Adamuz

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Not to be confused with [Ademuz](/source/Ademuz) in Valencia.

Municipality in Andalusia, Spain

Adamuz Municipality Coat of arms Interactive map of Adamuz Adamuz Location in Spain Show map of Andalusia Adamuz Adamuz (Spain) Show map of Spain Coordinates: 38°1′41″N 4°31′22″W / 38.02806°N 4.52278°W / 38.02806; -4.52278 Country Spain Autonomous community Andalusia Province Córdoba Area • Total 334 km2 (129 sq mi) Elevation 240 m (790 ft) Population (2025-01-01)[1] • Total 4,100 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi) Demonym Adamuceños Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Website www.adamuz.es

**Adamuz** is a city and a municipality of Spain in the [province of Córdoba](/source/Province_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_(Spain)), Andalusia, about 37 kilometres (23 mi) by road northeast of [Córdoba](/source/C%C3%B3rdoba%2C_Spain). The municipality includes the village of [Algallarín](/source/Algallar%C3%ADn). As of 2024 it had a population of around 4,091, in an area covering 334.7 square kilometres (129.2 sq mi).

## History

The name *Adamuz* is derived from the Arabic word *Damus*, meaning cave, corner or reservoir. Items unearthed at Cañaveralejo Cave from the early [Copper Age](/source/Chalcolithic) indicate a [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) settlement in the area, and several [Roman era](/source/Ancient_Rome) [headstones](/source/Gravestone) and a lead urn were discovered, in proximity to what was the Roman town of Sacilis Martialis.[2]

The municipality was established in 1260. It was sold in 1566 by [Philip II](/source/Philip_II_of_Spain) to the commander of [Alcañiz](/source/Alca%C3%B1iz), don Luis Méndez de Aro y Sotomayor, Marquis of [El Carpio](/source/El_Carpio).[2]

On 18 January 2026, two high-speed passenger trains [derailed](/source/2026_Adamuz_train_derailments) nearby, killing 46 people and injuring 152 others.[3]

## Geography and climate

Adamuz is located at 242 metres (794 ft) above sea level in the [province of Córdoba](/source/Province_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_(Spain)), Andalusia, about 37 kilometres (23 mi) by road northeast of [Córdoba](/source/C%C3%B3rdoba%2C_Spain) and 188 kilometres (117 mi) north of [Málaga](/source/M%C3%A1laga), between the [Sierra Morena](/source/Sierra_Morena) and the [Guadalquivir River](/source/Guadalquivir_River).[4] The municipality, covering an area of 334.7 square kilometres (129.2 sq mi), includes the village of [Algallarín](/source/Algallar%C3%ADn). The vegetation in the vicinity is characteristic of Mediterranean forests. Adamuz has a typically Mediterranean climate with high sunshine and low rainfall, which is almost non-existent during the summer.

## Main sights

- The Communal Forest is an estate of 2,500 hectares, owned by the city and flanked by two rivers, which retain their winter waters through small dams. It is crossed from north to south along the road between the Valley Adamuz of Pedroches.

- Clock Tower, built in 1566 by Luis Méndez de Haro, Marques del Carpio. It has a height of 15 meters.

- Chapel of St. Pius V

- Parish Church of St. Andrew the Apostle (13th century). It has a nave and two aisles without a transept. It houses a polychrome altar in gold leaf. The high square bell tower has internal spiral stairs. The church was renovated in the 16th century by Hernán Ruiz the Elder.

## Notable people

- [Gata Cattana](/source/Gata_Cattana) – [feminist](/source/Feminism), poet and [rapper](/source/Rapping)

- Salvador Muñoz Perez – politician

- Francisco Rojas Cortes – [flamenco](/source/Flamenco) singer

## See also

- [Andalusia](/source/Andalusia)

- [List of municipalities in Córdoba](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_C%C3%B3rdoba)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). ["Municipal Register of Spain of 2025"](https://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/index.htm?padre=525).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-en.and_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-en.and_2-1) ["Adamuz"](https://en.andalucia.org/listing/adamuz/19326101/). En.andalucia,org. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250804164959/https://en.andalucia.org/listing/adamuz/19326101/) from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-auto_3-0)** ["Aumentan a 46 los muertos por el accidente de Adamuz: una mujer ingresada en la UCI pierde la vida"](https://www.elnacional.cat/es/sociedad/aumentan-46-muertos-por-accidente-adamuz-mujer-ingresada-en-uci-pierde-vida_1545391_102.html). *El Nacional* (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Adamuz"](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/M%C3%A1laga,+Spain/14430+Adamuz,+C%C3%B3rdoba,+Spain/@37.3673484,-5.415057,233016m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0xd7259c44fdb212d:0x6025dc92c9ca32cf!2m2!1d-4.425557!2d36.7178196!1m5!1m1!1s0xd6cfaf815fbc619:0x8c4134aea7c0ab68!2m2!1d-4.5247558!2d38.0274771?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDExMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

## External links

- [Adamuz](https://web.archive.org/web/20070817102959/http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadistica/sima/htm/sm14001.htm) – Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía

v t e Municipalities in the province of Córdoba Adamuz Aguilar de la Frontera Alcaracejos Almedinilla Almodóvar del Río Añora Baena Belalcázar Bélmez Benamejí Bujalance Cabra Cañete de las Torres Carcabuey Cardeña Castro del Río Conquista Córdoba Doña Mencía Dos Torres El Carpio El Guijo El Viso Encinas Reales Espejo Espiel Fernán Núñez Fuente Carreteros Fuente Obejuna Fuente Palmera Fuente la Lancha Fuente-Tójar Guadalcázar Hinojosa del Duque Hornachuelos Iznájar La Carlota La Granjuela La Guijarrosa La Rambla La Victoria Los Blázquez Lucena Luque Montalbán de Córdoba Montemayor Montilla Montoro Monturque Moriles Nueva Carteya Obejo Palenciana Palma del Río Pedro Abad Pedroche Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo Posadas Pozoblanco Priego de Córdoba Puente Genil Rute San Sebastián de los Ballesteros Santa Eufemia Santaella Torrecampo Valenzuela Valsequillo Villa del Río Villafranca de Córdoba Villaharta Villanueva de Córdoba Villanueva del Duque Villanueva del Rey Villaralto Villaviciosa de Córdoba Zuheros

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