Palencia

Palencia (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈlenθja] ( listen)) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated city of the province of Palencia.

Municipality
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Coordinates: 42°1′N 4°32′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Government
• Alcalde	Mario Simón (Cs)
Area
• Total	94.71 km2 (36.57 sq mi)
Elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Population  ()
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34001–34006
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

As of 2017, the city has a population of 78,892.

Palencia Media

• Brazalete (38725461214).jpg

  Silver bracelet found in Palencia in 1956 in the school of the Filipenses composed of silver and gold jewelry, torques, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, fibulas and a large amount of silver dinars.

• Mosaic of Medusa and the seasons, 4th cent., National Archeological Museum, Madrid (3) (29361075775).jpg

  Mosaic with Medusa, found at numbers 4 and 5 of Ramírez Street in 1869 and currently preserved in the MAN.

• Iglesia de San Francisco.JPG

  San Francisco Church, built in the 13th century.

• Mapa de Palencia (1852), por Francisco Coello.jpg

  1852 map of Palencia by Francisco Coello de Portugal y Quesada.

• Cristo y Cerro.JPG

  View of the Cristo del Otero hill. The colossal statue of Jesus is reportedly the fourth-largest in the world.

• El barrio de San Juanillo con más de 15 centímetros de nieve.jpg

  The San Juanillo neighborhood after a snowfall

• Ábside catedral de Palencia.JPG

  Cathedral of Palencia's apse

• Puentecillas, a Roman bridge.

• Crypt of Saint Antoninus, Cathedral of Palencia 002.jpg

  Crypt of Saint Antoninus, Cathedral of Palencia

• Paseo de los Canónigos.JPG

  Paseo de los Canónigos, en Palencia