Toledo, Spain
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Autonomous Community | Template:Country data Castile-La Mancha 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/ |
Toledo is a city in Spain with a population of 75,000. 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.
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Further reading[change | change source]
- Hannah Lynch (1898), Toledo, Mediaeval Towns, London: J.M. Dent & Co., OCLC 150311124
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- Exhibit on Toledo, Ohio Sister City Agreement
- Photography of Toledo by Antony Marsh
- http://lahistoriadefermosa.com "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, Eretz Acheret Magazine
- Legends of Toledo
- Free Audio Guide of Toledo ES/EN
- Spain's official website - Info about Toledo