Salamanca
AskBiography Logo   Latest News  Follow Us on Twitter  Follow Us on Google Buzz  Became Fan - Facebook  Subscribe to RSSRSS   Bookmark and Share

Salamanca

Administration
Official nameSalamanca
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSalamanca
Government
MayorJulián Lanzarote Sastre (Partido Popular)
Geography
Total Area14.9 sq mi (38.6 km2)
Elevation2631.2 ft (802 m)
Demography
Total Population155740 (2008)
Density (pop.)4034/km2 (10448.1/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Area code34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca)

     Home | City | Salamanca



Salamanca is a city in western Spain. It is known for the beauty of its buildings and urban enviroment, so the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988, and it is the most important universitary city in Spain. Salamanca is also known for the teaching of the Spanish language; in this field, Salamanca supplies 16% of the market within Spain and attracts thousands of foreign students, what has generated a multicultural enviroment.



It is situated about 200 km west of Madrid and 80 km east of the Portuguese border. The University of Salamanca, which was founded in 1218 and is the oldest university in Spain and the fourth oldest western university. With its 30,000 universitary students, the university is, together with tourism, the economic engine of the city. Salamanca is the capital of the province of Salamanca, which belongs to the autonomous community of Castile and Leon (Castilla y León). With a population around 160,000 it is the third most populated city in Castile and Leon, following Valladolid and Burgos.

Latest News : Salamanca : Tweet this RSS

Want to Salamanca latest news on your twitter account???   sign in with twitter
Salamanca     sign in with twitter   ||  City     sign in with twitter   ||  Region     sign in with twitter
Talking with Tony - Salamanca Press Tweet this news
Salamanca Press--For complete stories, subscribe to the -Salamanca- Press E-Edition. Please note that the e-Edition is separate from this partial listing. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:26:19 GMT+00:00
Nordtveit joins Gladbach - Soccer365 Tweet this news
Soccer365--Nordtveit joined the Gunners in 2007 but has spent most of his time away on loan, at -Salamanca- in 2008, Lillestrom in 2009 and last season at Nurnberg. ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:34:20 GMT+00:00
Nordtveit joins Gladbach - Football365.co.za Tweet this news
Football365.co.za--Nordtveit joined the Gunners in 2007 but has spent most of his time away on loan, at -Salamanca- in 2008, Lillestrom in 2009 and last season at Nurnberg. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:34:32 GMT+00:00
Medford man arrested for having stun gun - Boston Globe Tweet this news
Boston Globe--Alexjandro -Salamanca-, 24, of 41 Yale St., was arrested Dec. 31 on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of possession of an ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:05:54 GMT+00:00
Ladies' night - Evening Observer Tweet this news
Evening Observer--SILVER CREEK - Jessica Jamison hit a three-pointer with 6:47 left in the game to push Silver Creek's lead to nine at 34-25, but -Salamanca- battled their way ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:20:56 GMT+00:00
Cassadaga Valley eases past Frewsburg - Evening Observer Tweet this news
Evening Observer--The Black Knights and the Warriors both made 25 field goals, with Silver Creek hitting eight three-pointers to -Salamanca's- two, however the Warriors made 18 ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:14:56 GMT+00:00
Chievo consider loaning Arsenal's Vela - Football Italiano Tweet this news
Football Italiano--Vela has previously had loan spells with -Salamanca- and Osasuna in the Spanish league so may favour another switch to La Liga, although the possibility now ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:58:10 GMT+00:00
Flush father denied bar entry - Tasmania Mercury Tweet this news
Tasmania Mercury--A MAN denied entry to a -Salamanca- bar on New Year's Eve says he was discriminated against because of his age. Mike Radburn, of Sandy Bay, said his night out ... - Date : Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:38:47 GMT+00:00
Council rejects scrooge claims - Tasmania Mercury Tweet this news
Tasmania Mercury--The call comes after the council also was accused of scrooge-like behaviour by putting a stop to traditional Christmas Eve drinks at Knopwoods in -Salamanca-. ... - Date : Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:14:44 GMT+00:00
Local District Part Of Analysis - Jamestown Post Journal Tweet this news
Jamestown Post Journal---SALAMANCA- - When it comes to school disciplinary procedures, punishments need to be fair and equally distributed among students of all backgrounds, ... - Date : Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:49:50 GMT+00:00

European Capitals of Culture

1985 Athens * 1986 Florence * 1987 Amsterdam * 1988 West Berlin * 1989 Paris * 1990 Glasgow * 1991 Dublin * 1992 Madrid * 1993 Antwerp * 1994 Lisbon * 1995 Luxembourg City * 1996 Copenhagen * 1997 Thessaloniki * 1998 Stockholm * 1999 Weimar * 2000 Reykjavík * Bergen * Helsinki * Brussels * Prague * Kraków * Santiago de Compostela * Avignon * Bologna * 2001 Rotterdam * Porto * 2002 Bruges * Salamanca * 2003 Graz * 2004 Genoa * Lille * 2005 Cork * 2006 Patras * 2007 Luxembourg City and Greater Region * Sibiu * 2008 Liverpool * Stavanger * 2009 Linz * Vilnius * 2010 Essen * Istanbul * Pécs * 2011 Turku * Tallinn * 2012 Maribor * Guimarães * 2013 Košice * Marseille

World Heritage Sites in Spain

North West|North West |
North EastCaves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spainup|1 * Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon * Pyrénées - Mont Perduup|2 * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries * Vizcaya Bridge
Community of MadridAranjuez Cultural Landscape * El Escorial * University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
CentreArchaeological Ensemble of Mérida * Archaeological Site of Atapuerca * Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches * Burgos Cathedral * Cáceres * Cuenca * Las Médulas * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * Salamanca * Santa María de Guadalupe * Segovia and its Aqueduct * Toledo
EastArchaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (Tarragona) * Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí * Ibiza (Biodiversity and Culture) * Palau de la Música Catalana and * Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona * Palmeral of Elche * Poblet Monastery * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Silk Exchange in Valencia * Works of Antoni Gaudí
SouthAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín * Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias, Seville * Córdoba * Doñana * Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1
Canary IslandsGarajonay * San Cristóbal de La Laguna * Teide National Park



Privacy | Sitemap