Salamanca
city in Castile and León, Spain
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Summary
Salamanca is a municipality of Spain[1]. Salamanca ranks in the top 0.39% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,927 views/month, #22 of 5,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Capital of Culture[3]
- Member of: Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España[4], Organization of World Heritage Cities[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Salamanca[6]
- Country: Spain[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tormes[8]
- Head of government: Carlos Manuel García Carbayo[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Shares border with: Santa Marta de Tormes[11], Carbajosa de la Sagrada[12], Arapiles[13], Aldeatejada[14], Carrascal de Barregas[15], Doñinos de Salamanca[16], Villamayor[17], Villares de la Reina[18], Cabrerizos[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Barrio Garrido (Salamanca)[20], Q25413937[21], Barrio del Oeste[22], Barrio de Pizarrales[23], Barrio de San Bernardo (Salamanca)[24], Tejares[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Coimbra[26], Nîmes[27], Würzburg[28], Bruges[29], Buenos Aires[30], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Salamanca[32]
- Postal code: 37001–37009[33]
- Commons category: Salamanca[34]
- Licence plate code: SA[35]
- Patron saint: John of Sahagún[36]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[37], UTC+02:00[38]
- Local dialing code: 923[39]
- Significant event: Siege of the Salamanca forts[40], Battle of Salamanca[41], Reconquista[42], Umayyad conquest of Hispania[43]
- Official website: https://www.aytosalamanca.es[44]
- Foods traditionally associated: hornazo[45], chanfaina[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salamanca[47]
- Commons gallery: Salamanca[48]
- Population: 149,528[49], 152,048[50], 153,472[51], 154,462[52], 155,619[53], 155,740[54], 155,921[55], 159,754[56], 160,331[57], 160,415[58], 156,006[59], 158,523[60], 148,042[61], 146,438[62]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Salamanca include Salamanca Airport[63], an airport[64], in Spain[65].
Why It Matters
Salamanca has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Salamanca is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Salamanca include Salamanca Airport[63], an airport[64], in Spain[65].
FAQs
What awards did Salamanca receive?
Honors received include European Capital of Culture[3].