Atajate

History

Pieces of polished stone, known as thunder-stones, Neolithic age axes and Copper Age remains of bronze in the Sima de los Tajos. Remains of Roman road track Lacipo-Arunda and coins. Visigoths remains - burial in the Montecillo. Muslim remains in the Port of Jimera, El Llano and Huerta Nueva. Remains of the unpopulated village of Audalázar, now in the municipality of Alpandeire. In 1496 Atajate was part of the Lordship of Ronda (Prince Don Juan) - Realengo estate lands. In 1499 became part of the Crown of Castile and Aragon. In 1505, was the creation of the parish of Atajate. The turn of the nineteenth century saw the construction of the Church of San Jose. Prior to March 10, 1810, was the sacking of the old Church by the French. It was never again restored. In 1820 establishment of new judicial areas and Atajate passes to the control of Gaucin. In 1932 was the construction of the road Ronda-Atajate, C-341, the current A-369. The stretch of road Atajate-Gaucín was built in 1941.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Griffon

  Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
  4,936
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,481
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,326
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,477
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,453
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,252
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,071
• Sardinian Warbler

  Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  2,936

Most recent

• M 4 — 2026-02-13
  3 km S of Cortes de la Frontera, Spain
• M 4.4 — 2025-12-05
  3 km ESE of Fuengirola, Spain
• M 4 — 2021-10-19
  8 km W of Villanueva de San Juan, Spain
• M 3.9 — 2020-10-16
  3 km NNW of Cortes de la Frontera, Spain
• M 4.4 — 2019-10-25
  2 km ENE of Olvera, Spain
• M 4 — 2018-04-26
  9 km SW of Cortes de la Frontera, Spain