Olmedo, Valladolid facts for kids
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 Olmedo
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
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| Province |  Valladolid |
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| Comarca |  Tierra de Pinares |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 129.38 km2 (49.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,654 | |
| • Density | 28.242/km2 (73.147/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
47410
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| Official language(s) | Spanish | |
| Website | www.olmedo.es | |
Olmedo is a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain. The Mudéjar theme park is located here.
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History
Historically, there was a Jewish community in Olmedo in the Middle Ages, up until the 1492 expulsion of the Jews.
Museums
- Palacio Caballero de Olmedo.
- Parque temático del Mudéjar de Castilla y León.
Transport
Olmedo is on the N-601 road (Adanero-Olmedo-Valladolid–Medina de Rioseco–León).
The Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line runs through the municipality, and Olmedo is planned to be the branching point for the high-speed line running to Zamora and Galicia.
Olmedo is at one end of a 14.4km test track for high speed trains, and the Talgo gauge changer system. Medina del Campo is at the other end.
Gastronomy
Notable people
- Juan de Sarmiento, member of the Council of the Orders and historian of the Order of Alcántara;
- Ignacio Ortega y Cortés, member of the Council of the Orders and assistant to Diego de Covarrubias.
- Sebastián Cortés y Cárcel, jurist;
- Brother Bartolomé Ochaita, advisor to Hernán Cortés;
- Alonso de Zuazo (1466–1539), judge and governor of New Spain;
- Juan Jiménez de Montalvo (1551–?), judge of the Royal Audiencia of Lima (1598–?) and acting Viceroy of Peru (1621–22);
- Jerónimo de Alderete (1516–56), conqueror of Chile;
- Julio Valdeón Baruque (1936–2009), historian;
- José Antonio González Caviedes (1938–1996), mayor of Olmedo and Senator for the UPD and later for the Popular Party
- Miriam González Durántez (1968–), lawyer, wife of Nick Clegg (Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2010–15), daughter of José Antonio González Caviedes.
See also
In Spanish: Olmedo (Valladolid) para niños
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