Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas

The Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located approximately 1.5 km west of the city of in . The word huelgas, which usually refers to "labour strikes" in modern Spanish, refers in this case to land which had been left fallow.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: monastery
  • Also known as: Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo de Telas Medievales de Burgos and Puente de Malatos.

Museum
is a museum.

Bridge
is a bridge, which is situated 520 metres northeast of Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 1 km east of Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hospital del Rey and San Pedro y San Felices.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas.

Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas

Latitude
42.33636° or 42° 20′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.72017° or 3° 43′ 13″ west
Elevation
849 metres (2,785 feet)
Open location code
8CJR87PH+GW
Geo­Names ID
11862130
Wiki­data ID
Q1539949
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas”. Photo: Lourdes Cardenal, CC BY-SA 3.0.