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The mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jiménez and Councillor for Agriculture and Forestry, Francisco Martínez Escandell, showed this morning that the City rehabilitation of Jumilla has embarked on the Source of Siege.
Located in the Sierra de la Pedrera, is a historic site of great importance to the town because it has documented the oldest archaeological remains of Jumilla, some even from the Palaeolithic period.
According to the Mayor of Jumilla Enrique Jimenez, "it is a great performance that has restored an important historical site to Jumilla."
He adds that from a pedagogical point of view is also a step forward in that "now, school, jumillanos and visit may know where he was born Jumilla, and have thus present, this part so important to the history of the town."
For his part, Councillor for Agriculture and Forestry, Francisco Martínez Escandell thanked effectiveness jumillana company responsible for the rehabilitation and the commitment of the technical departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Culture "for helping to recover this Jumilla important space. "
Upgrading works
Given the historical importance of the whole, in 2010 the Directorate General for the Environment approved a grant of € 34,000 for rehabilitation and conservation work.
The project included the restoration of the old wall, protection and access control Cerrico Source, conditioning the environment and building a gazebo, and an access path to the Source.
In the restoration of the perimeter wall, takes into account the levels of the land so that its projection is similar to its original state.
Also recovered were a series of small arches and battlements in its possession the original works as an ornament.
The wall dates from the seventeenth century and was built to keep cattle out there that supplied water contaminated journeyed Jumilla.
A fence that surrounded the spring that is where the name comes up then the reservoir.
Historical significance of the Fountain of Siege
The Source of the Siege were found the oldest archaeological remains of Jumilla, for both the Lower Paleolithic (120,000 BC) and the Middle Paleolithic (45,000 BC), along with the oldest remains of seed vine (Vitis vinifera sylvestris) all the Altiplano.
The spring was first, a hunting lodge for primitive man (hunting ground) and, over time, became a resting place of the Cañada Real de Albacete to Murcia.
This source has supplied drinking water, irrigation and orchard Jumilla from Iberian period (S.IV BC) until the mid-twentieth century.
The perimeter wall was built in 1622 by builders of Portuguese origin and execution cost 1000 reais.
An important part of the mine, for the extraction of groundwater, are the glasses, for which the land was mined, both during construction and during cleaning, hence its location at regular intervals along its traced.
Also performed the functions of ventilation and light input to the mine, plus easy access to remove blockages.
Access to historical set
All those interested in visiting the Source of the Siege, may do so by requesting access at the Tourist Office, located in the Plaza del Rollo number 1.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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