title: Lújar
text: # Lújar
  
  Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada, a couple of kilometres inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are 36°47′15″N 3°24′5″W﻿ / ﻿36.78750°N 3.40139°W﻿ / 36.78750; -3.40139 (36.7877, -3.4016). Its population is approximately 1,200.
  
  ## History
  
  The village was one of the first to be taken during the Spanish Civil War.
  
  ## Facilities
  
  There is a municipal open air swimming pool at the western end of the village, and a couple of bars.
  
  