Hornos is a town and municipality in the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, belonging to the Comarca de Segura. It has a surface area of 118.4 km². According to INE sources, in 2016 it had a population of 649 inhabitants.

Its municipal area belongs entirely to the Sierra de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park, including the enclave of Cabeza de la Viña nestled within the Santiago-Pontones area.

The Hornos de Segura Castle, dating from the 12th to the 14th centuries, dominates the town from its rocky watchtower, and is the main reference point of the historic-artistic complex along with the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (16th century), the Gate of the Town and the Fort (of Roman origin).

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January 27, 2022

Towards the castle converge the remains of canvases of the old walls that, in another time, completely surrounded the Villa. Of a purely defensive nature, the complex is made up of the Tower of Homage, three small towers and the remains of a large room of which only the outer wall that closed the parade ground remains, also conserving the remains of other walled elements.

The Tower of Homage is a construction with rounded corners and small masonry based on materials typical of the area, among which the "tuff" stands out. It presents as a peculiarity a single entrance at half height which was accessed by parapets, possibly made of wood, which were removed in case of danger, leaving the Tower isolated. Inside, there are two vaulted rooms connected by a staircase carved into the thickness of the wall, through which there is also access to a terrace that could once have been "crenellated".

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The defensive complex is, together with the castle of Segura de la Sierra, one of the strongest and strongest fortresses in the entire Sierra de Segura. It is currently undergoing rehabilitation and adaptation to house the Hornos de Segura Astronomy Workshop, which will include an astronomical observatory, planetarium, dark room and exhibition hall, among other facilities.

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