Salamanca

Salamanca is a city in in western central Spain, with a population of 143,500 in 2021. It has a magnificent old town centre, with multiple Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque buildings inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include University of Salamanca and New Cathedral of Salamanca.

Government office
Photo: Victoria Rachitzky, CC BY 2.0.
The is a public research university in , Spain. Founded in 1218 by King Alfonso IX, it is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and the fourth oldest in the world in continuous operation.

Church
Photo: Julián Rejas De Castro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, popularly known as New Cathedral is, together with the Old Cathedral, one of the two cathedrals of , , .

Square
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The is a large plaza located in the center of , used as a public square. It was built in the traditional Spanish baroque style and is a popular gathering area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Marta de Tormes and Carbajosa de la Sagrada.

Town
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is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of , on the outskirts of the capital , located only 3 kilometers away. is situated 4 km east of Salamanca.

Village
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is a municipality in Salamanca province, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 4 kilometres from the city of and as of 2016 had a population of 6,790 people. is situated 3½ km southeast of Salamanca.

Salamanca

Latitude
40.956° or 40° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
-5.6802° or 5° 40′ 49″ west
Population
152,000
Elevation
778 metres (2,552 feet)
Open location code
8CGPX849+9W
Geo­Names ID
6360513
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Salamanca” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سالامانكا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Salamanka”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Саламанка”
  • Bulgarian: “Саламанка”
  • Chinese: “萨拉曼卡”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سالامانكا”
  • Esperanto: “Salamanko”
  • French: “Salamanque”
  • Georgian: “სალამანკა”
  • Greek: “Σαλαμάνκα”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sat-là-màn-khà”
  • Hebrew: “סלמנקה”
  • Hindi: “सालामानका”
  • Japanese: “サラマンカ”
  • Kazakh: “Саламанка”
  • Korean: “살라망카”
  • Ladino: “Salamanka”
  • Latin: “Salmantica”
  • Latvian: “Salamanka”
  • Lithuanian: “Salamanka”
  • Marathi: “सालामांका”
  • Ossetian: “Саламанкæ”
  • Panjabi: “ਸਾਲਾਮਾਨਕਾ”
  • Persian: “سالامانکا”
  • Polish: “Salamanka”
  • Russian: “Саламанка”
  • Sanskrit: “सालामान्का”
  • Serbian: “Саламанка”
  • Tamil: “சலமன்கா”
  • Thai: “ซาลามังกา”
  • Ukrainian: “Саламанка”
  • Urdu: “سالامانکا، سپین”
  • Uzbek: “Salamanka”
  • Western Panjabi: “سلمانکا”
  • Yue Chinese: “薩拉曼卡”

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