Castilleja de la Cuesta
| Castilleja de la Cuesta | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Andalusia | ||
| Province : | Seville | ||
| Comarca : | Seville | ||
| Coordinates | 37 ° 24 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 96 msnm | ||
| Area : | 2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 17,418 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 8,709 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 41029 | ||
| Nearest airport : | Seville Airport 10 km northeast of Seville city center | ||
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| Website : | www.castillejadelacuesta.es | ||
Castilleja de la Cuesta is a Spanish city five kilometers from Seville in the province of Andalusia .
The city is already very old; the year it was founded is controversial. It is likely that the first settlers were Romans . There is evidence that Arabs later settled here .
As Ferdinand III. conquered the area in 1248, he named the place Alixar. However, this name could not hold up. Over time, the name Castilleja de la Cuesta established itself.
A famous visitor was Hernán Cortés , he died in the city on December 2nd, 1547.
Web links
Commons : Castilleja de la Cuesta - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Castilleja de la Cuesta statistics
- official homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).