Úbeda

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Úbeda
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Coat of arms of Úbeda
Úbeda (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Jaén
Coordinates 38 ° 1 ′  N , 3 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 1 ′  N , 3 ° 22 ′  W
Height : 748  msnm
Area : 397.1 km²
Residents : 34,345 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 86.49 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 23400
Municipality number  ( INE ): 23092
administration
Mayoress : Antonia Olivares Martínez ( PSOE )
Website : www.ubeda.es
Location of the city
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Úbeda is a city in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia in the province of Jaén . On January 1, 2019, it had 34,345 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest city in this province. St. John of the Cross died here in 1591 .

Events

Úbeda also became known through a chess tournament that took place in 1997 with Joël Lautier (France) as the winner and Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia), Evgeni Barejew (Russia) and Alexander Chalifman .

Attractions

Úbeda, El Salvador Chapel and Deán Ortega Palace

Along with the 10 situated km City Baeza is Ubeda since 2003 on the list of World Heritage of UNESCO because of the role of the two cities at the forefront of the renaissance in Spain and the dissemination of humanistic ideas and Renaissance architecture in other countries. A Renaissance palace on the Plaza de Vázquez Molina is used as a Parador .

Web links

Commons : Úbeda  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Úbeda  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).