Alcantarilla, Municipality in Huerta region, Spain.
The municipality of Alcantarilla extends across 16.24 square kilometers and maintains the highest population density in the Region of Murcia with 2,545 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The settlement traces its origins to the 5th century BCE, when Iberian populations established a community near the confluence of the Segura and Guadalentin rivers.
The town holds annual May festivals that include medieval markets, traditional parades, and community celebrations throughout different neighborhoods of the municipality.
Located just 7 kilometers from Murcia city, Alcantarilla connects to major regional transportation networks through comprehensive bus services and highway infrastructure.
The municipality derives its name from the Arabic word Al-Qantara, meaning bridge, referencing a historical crossing mentioned by geographer Al-Idrisi in the 12th century.
Location: Region of Murcia
Inception: 730
Capital city: Alcantarilla
Elevation above the sea: 71 m
Website: http://www.alcantarilla.es/
Shares border with: Murcia
Website: http://alcantarilla.es
GPS coordinates: 37.97222,-1.20944
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:48
Terra Natura Murcia
5.8 km
Monasterio de los Jerónimos de San Pedro de la Ñora
3 km
Museo Salzillo
6.5 km
Paseo del Malecón
6.7 km
Contraparada
2.7 km
Pasarela Jorge Manrique, Murcia
6.8 km
Saint Nicholas Church
6.7 km
Noria of Alcantarilla
637 m
Jardín de la Seda
6.3 km
Pasarela del Malecón
6.8 km
Martyrium de La Alberca
7.1 km
Casa de los Nueve Pisos
6.8 km
Convento de las Agustinas del Corpus Christi
6.5 km
Mercado de Verónicas
6.7 km
Iglesia de Jesús
6.5 km
Church of the Assumption
1.1 km
Casa Díaz Cassou
6.7 km
Torre Godoy
6.4 km
Church of Santiago, Murcia
6.8 km
Hospicio de Santa Florentina
6.7 km
Hermitage of the Pilar
6.6 km
Centro Cultural Puertas de Castilla
6.4 km
Puente de la Pólvora
791 m
Iglesia de Señora de los Dolores
6.7 km
Casa de la Inquisición, Alcantarilla
358 m
Biblioteca General María Moliner
6.4 km
Science & Water Museum
6.7 km
Rueda de la Huerta, La Ñora
2.1 kmReviews
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