Medina-Sidonia

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Medina-Sidonia is a historic town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, known for its medieval architecture and strategic hilltop location.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivision municipality of the Province of Cádiz
climate Mediterranean climate
country Spain
distanceTo about 30 km from Jerez de la Frontera
about 40 km from Cádiz
elevation about 300 metres above sea level
governmentType municipal council
hasArchaeologicalSite Roman remains
medieval fortifications
hasBuilding Arco de Belén
Arco de la Pastora
Castillo de Medina-Sidonia
Iglesia Mayor de Santa María la Coronada
Roman sewers
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Medina-Sidonia
hasDemonym asidonense
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
livestock farming
rural tourism
hasFestival Carnival
Holy Week
surface form: Semana Santa
hasFlag flag of Medina-Sidonia
hasHistoricalPeriod Islamic period stronghold
Roman era settlement
medieval Christian town
hasPopulationRange between 10,000 and 15,000 inhabitants
hasReligiousBuilding several Catholic churches
hasRoadConnection A-381
A-390
hasSettlementType hilltop town
hasTraditionalProduct alfajores de Medina-Sidonia
heritageStatus Conjunto Histórico-Artístico
knownFor historic heritage
medieval architecture
strategic hilltop location
locatedIn Andalusia
Cádiz Province
surface form: Province of Cádiz

southern Spain
locatedOn Iberian Peninsula
namedAfter Dukes of Medina Sidonia
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf comarca of La Janda
postalCode 11170
region Costa de la Luz hinterland
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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