Toledo, Spain
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Toledo, Spain

Administration
Full nameToledo
Settlement typeCity
CountrySpain Spain
Autonomous CommunityCastile-La Mancha Castilla La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
ComarcaToledo
Partido judicialToledo
Settledca. 7th Century B.C.
Government
MayorEmiliano García-Page Sánchez
Geography
Land Area89.6 sq mi (232.1 km2)
Elevation1735.6 ft (529 m)
Demography
Total Population82291 (2009)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Postcode45001-45009
Area code+34

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Toledo (Latin: Toletum, Arabic طليطلة ) is a municipality located in central Spain, 70 km south of Madrid. It is the capital of the province of Toledo. It is also the capital of autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage as one of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire and place of coexistence of Christian, Jewish and Muslim cultures. Many famous people and artists were born or lived in Toledo, including Al-Zarqali, Garcilaso de la Vega, Eleanor of Toledo, Alfonso X and El Greco. It was also the place of important historic events such as the Visigothic Councils of Toledo. , the city has a population of 82,291 and an area of 232.1 km2 (89.59 square miles).

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The Leader Newspaper Online---...- stations in -Spain- that are classed as “historic” by the Ministerio de Fomento, along with the likes of Valencia North, -Toledo- and Francia in Barcelona, ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:19:02 GMT+00:00
TRAVEL Q&A - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tweet this news
Minneapolis Star Tribune--Q My son is studying in -Toledo-, -Spain-, through the University of Minnesota. I would like to visit him there but don't know where to stay. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:26:00 GMT+00:00
Tinsley Mortimer's Shoe Collection; Isabel Toledo's Bra Burning - New York Magazine Tweet this news
New York Magazine--[Racked] • Isabel -Toledo- wishes more women would burn their bras: “This is an old custom in -Spain- on New Year's Eve to help ensure a fully blessed New Year. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:41:31 GMT+00:00
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Breaking Travel News--Become a pirate for a day and try your hand at sword-making in -Toledo- (find flights to Madrid) or spend the afternoons dunking churros in chocolate in the ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:57:57 GMT+00:00
Ohio State's Tressel touts Toledo area - Toledo Blade Tweet this news
Toledo Blade--"Whether it's the World Cup in soccer - for those folks in The Netherlands and -Spain- - that meant everything to them. Here, people love college football, ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:03:10 GMT+00:00
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The Detroit News (blog)--If he got rained out of his golf game at Inverness in -Toledo- on Thursday, the description could be right. 2. -Spain- 2-1. That's my prediction. ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:47:26 GMT+00:00
World news Russia and US consider swapping suspected spies - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--A TRAINER attacked by an elephant named Louie at Ohio's -Toledo- Zoo suffered life-threatening lung injuries and is on a ventilator. ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:33:46 GMT+00:00
Vande Velde to lead Garmin's Tour charge - Times LIVE Tweet this news
Times LIVE---...- United Kingdom pedals to win the 20th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race over 27.8 kilometers (17.2 miles) around -Toledo-, -Spain-, Friday, Sept. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:16:35 GMT+00:00
Letter to Legate for Spain's Eucharistic Congress - Catholic.net Tweet this news
Catholic.net---...- to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, papal legate for the celebration of -Spain's- 10th National Eucharistic Congress, which is under way through Sunday in -Toledo-. ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 19:06:14 GMT+00:00

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



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