Tarragona

Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of . It was the oldest Roman settlement on the . It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire.
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  • Type: Locality with 142,000 residents
  • Description: ancient city on the site of modern Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Also known as: “Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco”, “Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco”, “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”, and “Tarraco”
  • Postal codes: 43001-43008, 43070, 43071, 43080, 43130, and 43205
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tarragona Amphitheatre and Roman Theatre.

Archaeological site
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The Roman Amphitheatre of Tarraco is a Roman amphitheatre in the Roman colonia of Tarraco –present-day , Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis.

Archaeological site
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The of Tarraco is a in the Roman colonia of Tarraco –present-day , Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis.

Railway station
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is the central railway station of , . The station is situated on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway and is part of Adif and it accommodates Renfe conventional and Rodalies de Catalunya medium-distance trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Constantí Municipality and Bonavista.

Village
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Constantí is a town in the and autonomous community of , Spain. It has a population of 7,108. is situated 4½ km northwest of Tarragona.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 4½ km west of Tarragona.

Village
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is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in , Spain. It has a population of 6,001. was segregated from on 15 April 2010 by a decision of the Parliament of Catalonia. is situated 5 km west of Tarragona.

Tarragona

Latitude
41.1191° or 41° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
1.2454° or 1° 14′ 44″ east
Population
142,000
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
IATA airport code
QGN
United Nations Location Code
ES TAR
Open location code
8FH3469W+J5
Geo­Names ID
3108288
Wiki­data ID
Q1501940
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Vietnamese—“Tarragona” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ταρρακών”
  • Aragonese: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
  • Armenian: “Տառակո”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tarrakon”
  • Basque: “Tarraco”
  • Basque: “Tarragona”
  • Belarusian: “Таракон”
  • Catalan: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
  • Catalan: “Tarraco”
  • Catalan: “Tàrraco”
  • Catalan: “Tarragona”
  • Catalan: “Ταρρακών”
  • Chinese: “塔拉科”
  • Chinese: “塔拉科考古遗址”
  • Chinese: “塔拉科考古遺址”
  • Danish: “Tarragona”
  • Dutch: “Archeologisch ensemble van Tárraco”
  • Dutch: “Tarraco”
  • Dutch: “Tarragona”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة جوليا كولون”
  • Esperanto: “Arkeologia ensemblo de Taragono”
  • Esperanto: “Taragono”
  • Finnish: “Tarraco”
  • Finnish: “Tarragona”
  • French: “Tarraco”
  • French: “Tarragone”
  • Galician: “Tarraco”
  • Galician: “Tarragona”
  • Georgian: “ტარაკო”
  • German: “Tarraco”
  • German: “Tarragona”
  • Greek: “Τάρρακο”
  • Hebrew: “טאראקו”
  • Hebrew: “טרגונה”
  • Hindi: “तराको”
  • Indonesian: “Tarraco”
  • Italian: “Tarraco”
  • Italian: “Tarragona”
  • Japanese: “タラゴナ”
  • Latin: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
  • Latin: “Tarraco”
  • Latin: “Tarrago”
  • Latvian: “Tarrakona”
  • Lithuanian: “Tarakonas”
  • Malayalam: “ടാരാകോ”
  • Maltese: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
  • Maltese: “Tarraco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Tarraco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Tarragona”
  • Persian: “تاراگونا”
  • Persian: “تاریکو”
  • Polish: “Tarragona”
  • Portuguese: “Tarraco”
  • Portuguese: “Tarragona”
  • Romanian: “Tarraco”
  • Russian: “Таррагона”
  • Russian: “Тарракон”
  • Slovenian: “Tarraco”
  • Spanish: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
  • Spanish: “Colonia Julia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
  • Spanish: “Tarraco”
  • Spanish: “Tarragona”
  • Spanish: “Ταρρακών”
  • Swedish: “Tarraco”
  • Swedish: “Tarragona”
  • Tahitian: “Tarragona”
  • Turkish: “Tarraco”
  • Ukrainian: “Таррако”
  • Vietnamese: “Tarraco”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaça de la Imperial Tarraco and AC Hotel Tarragona.

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