Librilla

Sister cities

• Saint-Jean-de-Védas

History

Librilla's history dates back from Iberians time, which left the remains of a settlement in El Castellar. The name of this town gave it the Arab geographer Al-Idrissi, in the 12th century, called "Lymbraya", which in Arabic means "Ghost's stream" (Barranco de los Espectros). In 1243, after Muslim rule Librilla along with the rest of the Kingdom of Murcia is delivered as a protectorate of the future Alfonso X of Castile, then infant, through the surrender of Alcaraz. In times of Alfonso XI, Juan Manuel, governor of the King of Castile in the Kingdom of Murcia, Librilla inherited as part of the estates belonging to his father.

Geography

Librilla is located next to the Algecira's stream and it's crossed by the Oron river. It's situated in the shadow of Sierra de Carrascoy and the slopes of El Castellar, bordering the municipalities of Murcia to the north and east, north by Mula and Alhama de Murcia to the south and west.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,784
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,397
• Sardinian Warbler

  Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  4,379
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  4,126
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,936
• European Serin

  Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,620
• European Greenfinch

  Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,460
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,297

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2022-12-31
  1 km SSE of Turre, Spain
• M 2.6 — 2020-11-01
  5 km NNE of Torrevieja, Spain
• M 2.9 — 2020-06-27
  3 km S of Jacarilla, Spain
• M 3 — 2019-07-13
  0 km E of Bigastro, Spain
• M 3.3 — 2019-06-22
  9 km NE of Almendricos, Spain
• M 3.3 — 2019-03-24
  10 km E of Guardamar del Segura, Spain