Jándula Reservoir

Published on 21/04/2014

Andújar (Campiña de Jaén)

Nature, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park

The Sierra de Andújar Natural Park lies in the very heart of Sierra Morena.
The Jándula river, a tributary of the Guadalquivir, runs through the park and flows into the reservoir that bears its name.
The dam was completed in 1931. More than 1,000 workers took part in building it, living in the village of La Lancha. In the article we can see the ruins of some of the houses of the village, now abandoned.
An area of immense ecological value that alternates riverside ecosystems with dehesa pastureland, it is especially famous as one of the last refuges of one of the most beautiful and most endangered animals, the Iberian lynx.

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The Sierra de Andújar Natural Park lies in the north-west of the province of Jaén, in the very heart of Sierra Morena. The Jándula river and its two reservoirs make up one of the most spectacular landscapes in the park. On the way to the Jándula reservoir we come across the remains of the buildings of La Lancha, the village that housed the men and women who built the dam. An area of immense ecological and scenic value, the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park stands out for its wildlife, whose undisputed star is the Iberian lynx.