León

León is a city in , and has about 116,000 residents and an elevation of 837 metres. León is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
  • Type: City with 116,000 residents
  • Description: Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain
  • Also known as: “Leon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include León Cathedral and Casa Botines.

Church
Photo: Davidjimenezllanes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

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

Town
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is a town.

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 .

Village
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is a locality and minor local entity located in the municipality of , in province, , . As of 2020, it has a population of 7965.

León

Latitude
42.599° or 42° 35′ 56″ north
Longitude
-5.5682° or 5° 34′ 6″ west
Population
116,000
Elevation
837 metres (2,746 feet)
Open location code
8CJPHCXJ+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31432063
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Wiki­data ID
Q23995893
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Satellite Map

Discover León from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“León” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليون”
  • Armenian: “Լեոն”
  • Belarusian: “Леон”
  • Catalan: “Lleó”
  • Cebuano: “León (kapital sa lalawigan)”
  • Cebuano: “León”
  • Dutch: “León”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ليون”
  • Galician: “Cidade de León”
  • Georgian: “ლეონი”
  • Greek: “Λεόν”
  • Hebrew: “לאון”
  • Hindi: “लॆऒन्”
  • Irish: “León”
  • Japanese: “レオン”
  • Kannada: “ಲೆಒನ್”
  • Korean: “레온”
  • Romanian: “orașul León”
  • Russian: “Леон”
  • Serbian: “Леон”
  • Slovenian: “Leon”
  • Slovenian: “León”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad de León”
  • Spanish: “Leon”
  • Spanish: “León”
  • Swedish: “León (provinshuvudstad)”
  • Ukrainian: “Леон”
  • “León”

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