Toledo, Spain
Toledo is a city in Spain with a population of 85,000. It is a historical city with a lot of monuments. The city was important from the Roman period to the 18th century. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha and the Toledo province. Many famous people and artists were born or lived in this city, including Garcilaso de la Vega, Alfonso X and El Greco. A city in Ohio was named after this.
Map of Spain with Toledo shown in red
Toledo | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Toledo at sunrise — The Alcázar on the left and Cathedral on the right dominate the skyline | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): La ciudad Imperial (The Imperial City) | |
  Toledo | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′24″N 4°1′28″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Castile–La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Comarca | Toledo |
| Partido judicial | Toledo |
| Settled | Pre-Roman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 232.1 km2 (89.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population (2012)INE | |
| • Total | 84,019 |
| Postcode | 45001-45009 |
| Area code(s) | +34 |
| Website | http://www.ayto-toledo.org/ |
Sinagoga del Tránsito
Panoramic photo of Toledo
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Further reading
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toledo, Spain.
- Municipality
- Exhibit on Toledo, Ohio Sister City Agreement Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Photography of Toledo by Antony Marsh
- http://lahistoriadefermosa.com Archived 2013-06-07 at the Wayback Machine "La Historia de Fermosa" Abraham S. Marrache, Hebraica Ediciones 2009, a historical novel in Spanish about the love affair in 1179 between King Alfonso VIII of Castile and the young Toledan Jewess, Fermosa.
- Sunset in Toledo Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Eretz Acheret Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.today Magazine
- Legends of Toledo
- Free Audio Guide of Toledo ES/EN
- Spain's official website - Info about Toledo Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
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