Salamanca
Salamanca is a city in central Spain. It is the capital city of the province with the same name. The city has a very important university started in 1218. It has two cathedrals and a famous Plaza Mayor (Main Square) built in the 18th century.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Salamanca in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′N 5°40′W / 40.967°N 5.667°WCoordinates: 40°58′N 5°40′W / 40.967°N 5.667°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Salamanca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfonso Fernando Fernández Mañueco (Partido Popular) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | metropolitan:213,399 city:154,462 |
| • Density | 4,034/km2 (10,450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.salamanca.es |
Frogs are a mascot of Salamanca. Souvenirs of frogs can be found in almost every shop in the Plaza Mayor.
The Battle of Salamanca was an important defeat for France in the Napoleonic Wars.
Images
New Cathedral of Salamanca
Plaza Mayor
Casa de las Muertes (House of the Deaths)
Cloister of Convento de las Dueñas
Banco de España
Walls of Salamanca
The Roman bridge of Salamanca
Salamanca Media
A 1614 painting depicting a lecture at the University of Salamanca
Salamanca City map in 1858.
Plaza Mayor at night
The Roman bridge
Casa de las Conchas, Salamanca
Stmo. Cristo del Amor y de la Paz. Anónimo s. XVIII.Salamanca
Foto hecha con una cámara digital desde el Fondo Norte del Estadio Helmántico (Salamanca) el día 26 de marzo de 2005. Se muestra el interior del estadio en un partido internacional amistos entre las selecciones de España y China.
Hornazo, mostrando su interior y la masa
Beatriz Galindo, 15th c.
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Other websites
- Official Tourist Information Office
- Wiki of the city of Salamanca
- General information on Salamanca
- General information about events in Salamanca
- Salamanca travel guide
- Salamanca: Spain's answer to Oxford by The Guardian
- Salamanca city guide at HitchHikers Handbook Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
Museums
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