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| The project includes the integration of the Churra La Vieja and Alfatego ditches, which will be incorporated into green paths along the that families from Murcia will be able to walk, as well as the creation of 5 gardens with native species | Recovery of public space and enhancement of the heritage of the Huerta de Murcia, pedestrianization, accessibility and more green spaces that promote environmental sustainability in the municipality of Murcia.
These are the principles of action that have guided the project for the adaptation of the environment of the Rueda de La Ñora, a natural and archaeological space of 4,500 m2, characterized by this Asset of Cultural Interest, whose environment will become a monument to the Huerta Murcia, with the creation of five gardens with riverside species, a green path and the integration of its ditches.The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the councilor for Sustainable Development and Huerta, Antonio Navarro, presented this morning this initiative that also involves the creation of an archaeological reserve area, the recovery of the aqueduct, the improvement of the visibility of the monument and more space for pedestrians, with the elimination of a traffic lane and the widening of sidewalks.“About four years ago we launched the Huerta Action Plan with the aim of highlighting the most important legacy that we Murcia have: the Huerta de Murcia, our most valuable historical, cultural and ecological legacy, which is part of our collective identity ”, highlighted José Ballesta, who added that“ with this plan we have carried out different environmental and patrimonial actions, such as the recovery of the Molinos del Amor, El Batán and La Pólvora ”.During the presentation, the Murcia councilor pointed out that "with the project that we are presenting today, the Huerta de Murcia will recover another of the most important elements of its heritage, the surroundings of the Rueda de La Ñora, a heritage jewel declared BIC".Open channels over the ditchesIn this environment, two ditches run from the main irrigation channel of La Aljufía –that of Churra La Vieja and that of Alfatego–, which will also be integrated into green paths through which Murcian families can walk and enjoy a natural environment.Among the actions to be carried out, the creation of open channels over said ditches stands out, which pass under the scope of the intervention and are currently hidden; spaces in which plant slopes with riverbank species will also be enabled.
Likewise, two marble monoliths will be placed in homage to the Churra la Vieja and Alfatego ditches at the beginning of each one.In addition, the works will involve the restructuring of the space of this environment - of the road, sidewalks and garden areas -, improving the urban and landscape quality.New archaeological areaThe project, which has already been drafted, has been running for 8 months and is in the process of being contracted, will entail the creation of a new archaeological area, which will be possible thanks to the expansion of the garden parallel to the aqueduct, away from the buildings and walls.
By distributing the space in this way, an archaeological reserve area will be created that will allow excavations to be carried out to discover the part of the Wheel that is buried.Green spaces take center stageGreen spaces are a main part of this project, with which five gardens with their own character and native vegetation will be enabled - a meticulous study of species appropriate for each of the five gardens has been carried out, which will achieve the particularities that each require, exclusively using local plant species.A green path on the Alfatego canalOne of the gardens will be ethnobotanical and triangular in shape, which will be located between the right bank of the uncovered canal in Alfatego and the sidewalk on Rueda Street, becoming a new rest area.
Likewise, gardening tasks will be carried out on the section in which the Churra La Vieja ditch will be kept piped, conditioning a new path with native riverside vegetation.This environment will have a central plaza where large hackberry trees will be planted and a stepped step will be created, which will in turn serve as a lookout point.
The state of the monumental Aleppo pine next to the Wheel will also be reviewed and a wooded pedestrian walkway will be enabled to connect the hamlet with this environment, with a wooded linear flower bed that will shade the walk.The Ñota wheel, a heritage jewel declared BIC whose origins date back to the 15th centuryThe La Ñora wheel was declared BIC in 1982 and is one of the symbols of the Huerta de Murcia.
Specifically, it has a diameter of 10 meters and was built in 1936, replacing an older one made of wood - its origins date back to the 15th century.
The aqueduct that accompanies the Ferris wheel has a length of about 220 meters, varying between 7 and 9 meters in height.Stop integrated in the routes that run through the HuertaThe City Council works on the creation of tourist routes to explore on foot and by bicycle that run through the Huerta de Murcia and that put in value the historical places and corners of this environment, activating the capacity of this territory to be discovered by visitors and neighbors.These routes run through a landscape characterized by the historical places and corners of great value that it houses, some of them especially conducive to making stops, as rest areas, visit of monuments, etc.
In this sense, the Rueda de La Ñora and its surroundings have become a key stop integrated in the routes of La Huerta.Windmills of Love, Fulling Mill and GunpowderThis action is part of the Huerta de Murcia Action Plan, the most important environmental and socio-cultural initiative of the last decades, which offers a structuring vision of the entire municipality, connecting the Murcian districts, with the historic center and the river.Within the axis of patrimonial recovery, the City Council has also recovered the surroundings of the Molino de Batán, on the Camino Viejo de Monteagudo (Zarandona), an action that includes the rehabilitation of the base of the Arab Tower from the XII-XIII centuries, declared Good of Cultural Interest, and the 18th century bridge over the Azarbe Mayor.Likewise, the City Council has recovered the Molino del Amor, owned by the municipality, which is located at the end of the Paseo del Malecón, next to the Carretera de La Ñora, on the border between La Arboleja and La Albatalía, on the Acequia Mayor de Aljufia, and it is a cataloged construction, dated in the 18th century although, as in other cases in the Huerta, it was probably built on a previous medieval mill.Recientemente el Ayuntamiento también ha recuperado los vestigios del Molino de la Pólvora, ubicado en el paraje de Los Canalaos, donde pueden contemplarse desde un nuevo mirador adecuado sobre el cauce de la Alcequia Mayor Aljufía –una de las dos acequias mayores que vertebran la red de riego tradicional de la Huerta de Murcia, tomando sus aguas del río Segura–.
El origen del Molino de la Pólvora se remonta a las primeras décadas del siglo XVIII, al que le precedió un molino harinero.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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