Salamanca facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Salamanca
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View of Salamanca after sunrise.
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Location of Salamanca in Spain
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Castile and León | ||
| Province | Salamanca | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Area code(s) | 34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca) | ||
| Website | www.salamanca.es | ||
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||
| Official name | Old City of Salamanca | ||
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| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv) | ||
| Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) | ||
| Area | 50.78 ha (125.5 acres) | ||
| Buffer zone | 130.3 ha (322 acres) | ||
Salamanca (is a city in western Spain that is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León. The city lies on several hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. With a metropolitan population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León, after Valladolid (414,000), and ahead of León (187,000) and Burgos (176,000).
It is one of the most important university cities in Spain and supplies 16% of Spain's market for the teaching of the Spanish language. Salamanca attracts thousands of international students.
It is situated approximately 200 kilometres (120 miles) west of the Spanish capital Madrid and 80 km (50 mi) east of the Portuguese border. The University of Salamanca, which was founded in 1218, is one of the oldest universities in Spain and the third oldest western university, but the first to be given its status by the Pope Alexander IV who gave universal validity to its degrees. With its 30,000 students, the university is, together with tourism, a primary source of income in Salamanca. It is on the Via de la Plata path of the Camino de Santiago.
Images for kids
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Remains of a house at the archeological site of the Cerro de San Vicente (c. 800–400 BC), a hamlet assigned to the Early Iron Age.
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A 1614 painting depicting a lecture at the University of Salamanca.
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Salamanca City map in 1858.
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Plaza Mayor at night
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The New Cathedral from the Tormes river
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The Roman bridge.
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Holy Week procession.
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Helmántico Stadium
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Typical hornazo.
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Plateresque facade of the University of Salamanca
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Detail of facade of the University
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See also
In Spanish: Salamanca para niños
