Gines

Data of the Town	Gines

Town	Type of Entity: Town: Gines
Municipality	Gines / Region: Aljarafe
Province	Seville
Community	Andalusia
Habt. / Ine 2004	12177
	Town hall
Direction	Square of Spain, 1
ZIP code	41960
Phone	954 71 72 16
Fax	954 71 54 02
Office Tourism	To contact with telf. quoted

Official web	Gines

Web of Interest	Gines I populate of the aljarafe very close to Seville

E-mail municipality	gines@dipuse villa.es

	His historical origin is associated with the ancient one "Abgena". Into times of C�sar one changed the name to him into that of "Vergelium Lulii Genitoris". In Arab epoch there diminishes his importance and turns into one farmhouse called "Genis Lavit". King Alfonso X changes the name for of "For a three-quarter bed", that does not establish, being named later "Xines", that evolves to current "Gines". An archaeological trace of Gines during the romanizaci�n is one currency with the effigy of the Emperor Julio M�ximo Pio (to 173 d. C) Of interest Parish of Our Lady of Bethlehem and the Saint's Chapel Rosal�a In his holidays he emphasizes Pilgrimage of San Gin�s. The image of San Gin�s is taken in a wagon thrown by oxen between the numerous rosemaries that, accompanying the Saint, spend one festive coexistence day.