Toledo, Spain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Toledo
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Toledo at sunrise — The Alcázar on the left and Cathedral on the right dominate the skyline
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous Community |  Castile–La Mancha |
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| Province | Toledo | ||
| Comarca | Toledo | ||
| Partido judicial | Toledo | ||
| Settled | Pre-Roman | ||
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| • Land | 232.1 km2 (89.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) | ||
| Population
(2012)INE
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| • Total | 84,019 | ||
| Postcode |
45001-45009
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| Area code(s) | +34 | ||
| Website | http://www.ayto-toledo.org/ | ||
Toledo is a city in Spain with a population of 85,000. It is a historical city with a lot of monuments. The city was important from the Roman period to the 18th century. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha and the Toledo province. Many famous people and artists were born or lived in this city, including Garcilaso de la Vega, Alfonso X and El Greco. A city in Ohio was named after this.
Sinagoga del Tránsito
Images for kids
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Roman bridge Puente de Alcántara
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Visigothic decorative reliefs in the Mezquita-Iglesia de El Salvador
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A depiction of the Visigothic Toledo compiled in the 10th century Codex Vigilanus.
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Puerta de Alarcones, Visigothic city gate
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City walls of Toledo. Originally built by Romans, it was rebuilt and enlarged by the Visigoths
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Puerta de Bisagra
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Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
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Baños de Tenerías, one of the Muslim baths in the city
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Depiction of people from Toledo in AD 976, from the 10th-century Codex Vigilanus.
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Azulejo (circa 1928) in Seville's Plaza de España depicting the conquest of Toledo in 1085.
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View and Plan of Toledo by city resident El Greco c. 1608.
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Toledo as depicted in the Civitates orbis terrarum (1572).
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Opening of the railway in Toledo in June 1858.
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Republican militia women besieging the alcázar, controlled by the Nationalist faction.
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Plaza de Zocodover after the Corpus Christi festivities.
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Museum of Santa Cruz, a former hospital.
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Toledo City Hall.
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A gargoyle of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
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Synagogue of El Transito next to the Sephardic Museum
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2010 Feast of Corpus Christi.
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Iglesia de Santiago del Arrabal
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Puerta del Cambrón, completed in 1576.
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AVE class 112 entering the Toledo Railway Station.
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The National Hospital for Paraplegics
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A football fixture between CD Toledo and Real Murcia at the Estadio Salto del Caballo.
See also
- In Spanish: Toledo
