León

León is a city in in northern Spain, with a population of 121,000 in 2023. It's on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and has a vast cultural, historical and architectural heritage.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include León Cathedral and Estadio Reino de León.

Church
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Santa María de Regla de is a Catholic church, the episcopal see of the diocese of León in the city of , , north-western , consecrated under the name of the Virgin Mary.

Stadium
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Estadio Municipal Reino de León is a football stadium located in , in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the home stadium of Cultural Leonesa, with a capacity of 13,346 seats.

Museum
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The is a modernista building in designed by Antoni Gaudí. It currently houses a museum dedicated to Gaudi, Spanish art of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of the building itself.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trobajo del Camino and San Andrés del Rabanedo.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 4 km northwest of León.

Town
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is a municipality located in the , , Spain. According to the 2011 census, the city has a population of 31,562 inhabitants, and is the third largest city in the province after and . is situated 6 km northwest of León.

León

Latitude
42.5736° or 42° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-5.5672° or 5° 34′ 2″ west
Population
132,000
Elevation
810 metres (2,657 feet)
Open location code
8CJPHCFM+C4
Geo­Names ID
6362996
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“León” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليون”
  • Aragonese: “Leyón”
  • Asturian: “Llión”
  • Azerbaijani: “Leon”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Леон”
  • Bulgarian: “Леон”
  • Catalan: “Lleó”
  • Chinese: “莱昂”
  • Esperanto: “Leono”
  • Extremaduran: “Lión”
  • French: “León”
  • German: “León”
  • Greek: “Λεόν”
  • Hebrew: “לאון”
  • Japanese: “レオン”
  • Korean: “레온”
  • Latin: “Legio”
  • Latvian: “Leona”
  • Lithuanian: “Leonas”
  • Mirandese: “Lhion”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Leon”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Llión”
  • Persian: “لئون”
  • Portuguese: “Leão”
  • Russian: “Леон”
  • Sanskrit: “लीओं”
  • Serbian: “Леон”
  • Ukrainian: “Леон”
  • Urdu: “لیون، ہسپانیہ”
  • Uzbek: “Leon”
  • Western Panjabi: “لیون”

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