Salamanca Cathedral
The Cathedral of Santa María, known as the Old Cathedral, is one of the two cathedrals in Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. Founded by Bishop Jerome of Périgord, its construction began in the first third of the 12th century and was finished at the end of the 14th century, in Romanesque and Gothic style.
- Roman Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of 814 metres (2,671 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: cultural property in Salamanca, Spain
- Also known as“Catedral Vieja”“Old Cathedral of Salamanca”“Salamanca Old Cathedral”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University of Salamanca and New Cathedral of Salamanca.
University of Salamanca
Government office
The University of Salamanca is a public research university in Salamanca, Spain. University of Salamanca is situated 120 metres northwest of Salamanca Cathedral.
New Cathedral of Salamanca
Church
The Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, popularly…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Marta de Tormes and Carbajosa de la Sagrada.
Santa Marta de Tormes
Town
Santa Marta de Tormes is a municipality in the… Santa Marta de Tormes is situated 3½ km southeast of Salamanca Cathedral.
Carbajosa de la Sagrada
Village
Carbajosa de la Sagrada is a municipality in Salamanca… Carbajosa de la Sagrada is situated 3½ km southeast of Salamanca Cathedral.
Villamayor
Town
Villamayor is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. Villamayor is situated 5 km northwest of Salamanca Cathedral.
Salamanca Cathedral
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Latitude
40.9605° or 40° 57′ 38″ north
Longitude
-5.66662° or 5° 39′ 60″ west
Open location code
8CGPX86M+69
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Salamanca Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية شلمنقة القديمة”
- Basque: “Salamancako katedral zaharra”
- Catalan: “Catedral Antiga de Salamanca”
- Chinese: “萨拉曼卡旧主教座堂”
- Chinese: “薩拉曼卡舊主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Old Cathedral”
- Dutch: “Oude kathedraal van Salamanca”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سلامنكا القديمه”
- Esperanto: “Malnova Katedralo de Salamanko”
- French: “Vieille cathedrale de Salamanque”
- French: “vieille cathédrale de Salamanque”
- French: “Vieille cathédrale de Salamanque”
- Galician: “catedral de Santa María de Salamanca”
- Galician: “catedral vella de Salamanca”
- German: “Alte Kathedrale von Salamanca”
- Hindi: “पुराना बड़ा गिरजाघर, सालामानका”
- Hindi: “पुराना बड़ा गिरजाघर”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Lama Salamanca”
- Italian: “cattedrale vecchia di Salamanca”
- Italian: “Cattedrale vecchia di Salamanca”
- Japanese: “サラマンカ大聖堂”
- Japanese: “サラマンカ旧大聖堂”
- Mirandese: “Catedral Vieja de Salamanca”
- Panjabi: “ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਗਿਰਜਾਘਰ, ਸਾਲਾਮਾਂਕਾ”
- Panjabi: “ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਗਿਰਜਾਘਰ”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Velha de Salamanca”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Vieja de Salamanca”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Salamanca”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Maria de Salamanca”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa María de Salamanca”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa María del Asedio”
- Spanish: “Catedral Vieja de Salamanca”
- Spanish: “Catedral Vieja de Santa María del Asedio”
- Spanish: “Catedral Vieja de Santa María Delimitación entorno de protección 22-04-99 (BOE 28-4-99)”
- Ukrainian: “Старий собор Саламанки”
- Western Frisian: “Alde Katedraal (Salamanca)”
- Western Frisian: “Alde Katedraal”
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