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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City in Jaén, Spain
Alcaudete | |
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Coat of arms of Alcaudete Coat of arms | |
Alcaudete is located in Spain Alcaudete Alcaudete Location in Spain. | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′N 4°06′W / 37.583°N 4.100°W / 37.583; -4.100 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Jaén |
| Comarca | Sierra Sur de Jaén |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valeriano Martín Cano |
| Area | |
• Total | 238 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 10,558 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Alcaudetense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Alcaudete is a city located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 10,558. It is home to a 12th-14th century Moorish castle, located on the top of the hill commanding the town. Other sights include the Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor (15th century).
The city was established on the site of the Roman settlement of Sosontigi, which was part of the Conventus Astigitanus .[2] The town of Fravasoson was 3 to 5 miles away.[3]
Twin towns
[edit ]- Spain Manlleu, Spain
- Spain Santa Margarida de Montbui, Spain
Notable people
[edit ]- Carmen Camacho (writer) (born 1976), writer of flash fiction and aphorisms
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Ruiz Acevedo, Juan; de Paz Sánchez, Manuel (2018). "Los límites de la Bética y las ciudades de los conventos astigitano e hispalense en las fuentes literarias grecolatinas". In Campos Carrasco, Juan M.; Bermejo Meléndez, Javier (eds.). Ciudades romanas de la provincia Baetica Vol. 1 (in Spanish). Huelva, Spain: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Huelva. p. 82. ISBN 9788417776039.
- ^ Masdeu, Juan Francisco (1789). Historia critica de España, y de la cultura española: España romana. 1787-1807 (in Spanish). A. de Sancha. p. 345.
