Puente Genil

The municipality largely features a gentle relief, interrupted by the Sierra del Castillo, Sierra Gorda, and Sierra del Niño hill ranges. At 511 metres above sea level, Peñarrubia (in Sierra del Castillo) is the highest point in the municipality. The urban development straddles the river, with the neighborhood of Miragenil standing in the opposite bank relative to the bulk of housing. == History ==

The municipal limits attests Roman occupation in the site of (to the NE of the current housing), including a balneum from the Julio-Claudian period and a villa from the Low Roman Empire. The area belonged to the Conventus Iuridicus Astigitanus. Both Pontón de Don Gonzalo (aka ) and were 13th-century Christian establishments. Pontón de Don Gonzalo was first mentioned in a 1262 document, as it was gifted to a Portuguese ricohombre. Population of Pontón boomed in the 16th century, specially in its first half, and a stone bridge started building in 1561. The current municipality of Puente Genil was formed upon the merging of La Puente de Don Gonzalo with Miragenil in 1834. Puente Genil underwent an important industrialisation process in the late 19th century, standing out in the food industry in relation to membrillo confection. ==Description==

The town is an agricultural centre, also known for its Semana Santa celebration, contracted in the local vernacular to "mananta". Image:Parroquia de la Purificacion.jpg|Parish church of La Purificación Image:Mosaico de las tres gracias.jpg|Mosaic of the Three Graces Image:Jesús Nazareno, El Terrible.jpg|Religious procession Image:Puente Genil 2.jpg|An aerial view of the town and surrounding countryside File:Laguna de tiscar.PNG|Laguna de Tíscar, a Ramsar site located in the Puente Genil municipality ==Transport==

Puente Genil is served by Puente Genil-Herrera railway station, around 4 km from the town centre on the AVE high-speed rail line from Madrid to Málaga. ==See also==