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La Bañeza

Coordinates: 42°17′51″N 5°54′6″W / 42.29750°N 5.90167°W / 42.29750; -5.90167
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La Bañeza
Flag of La Bañeza
Coat of arms of La Bañeza
La Bañeza is located in Province of León
La Bañeza
La Bañeza
Location in the Province of León
La Bañeza is located in Castile and León
La Bañeza
La Bañeza
Location in Castile and León
La Bañeza is located in Spain
La Bañeza
La Bañeza
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°17′51″N 5°54′6″W / 42.29750°N 5.90167°W / 42.29750; -5.90167
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
ProvinceLeón
ComarcaTierra de La Bañeza
Government
 • MayorJosé Miguel Palazuelo Martín (PSOE)
Area
 • Total19.71 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation
772 m (2,533 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total10,307
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)bañezano, bañezana
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
24750
Telephone prefix987

La Bañeza (Spanish pronunciation: [la βaˈɲeθa]) is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 11,050 inhabitants.

It is the capital of the region of Tierra de La Bañeza.

Located in a region originally inhabited by the Astures population its territory was a part of Conventus Asturum during the Roman times. The city was founded in the 9th century by conde Gatón from two small villages San Pedro de Périx and Bani Eiza. La Bañeza hosted a marquis in the modern age and, in the end of the 19th century, was transformed by the arrival of the railroad in 1896. A year earlier, in 1895, Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria gives the title of city.

Tourist attractions include the churches of San Salvador and Santa María, as well as several celebrations during the year, of which some of the more important are the Carnivals, Holy Week, and the motorbike race in August, the La Bañeza Grand Prix, one of the last urban motor-races in the world.

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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