León

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city former kingdom municipality provincial capital

León is a historic city and former kingdom in northwestern Spain, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant role in the formation of the Spanish state.

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
former kingdom ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
provincial capital ⓘ
areaCode 987 ⓘ
autonomousCommunityCapitalOf none ⓘ
basilicaHolds Royal Pantheon of the Kings of León ⓘ
basilicaStyle Romanesque ⓘ
capitalOf Province of León ⓘ
casaBotinesArchitect Antoni Gaudí ⓘ
cathedralNotableFor stained glass windows ⓘ
cathedralStyle French-style Gothic ⓘ
climate continental influences ⓘ
oceanic climate ⓘ
conventoDeSanMarcosFunction former monastery ⓘ
historic hotel ⓘ
conventoDeSanMarcosStyle Plateresque ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
evolvedFrom Roman military camp ⓘ
foundedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
foundedInCentury 1st century BC ⓘ
hasFestival Holy Week in León ⓘ
San Froilán ⓘ
hasHeritage Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
hasLandmark Basilica of San Isidoro ⓘ
Casa Botines ⓘ
Convento de San Marcos ⓘ
León Cathedral ⓘ
Murallas de León ⓘ
hasUniversity University of León ⓘ
locatedIn Castile and León ⓘ
locatedInRegion northern Spain ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Spain
officialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
onRoute Camino de Santiago ⓘ
originalName Legio VII Gemina ⓘ
partOf historical region of León ⓘ
playsRoleIn formation of the Spanish state ⓘ
populationApproximate 125000 ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 240 ⓘ
recognizedLanguage Leonese ⓘ
timeZone CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST CEST ⓘ
traversedBy Bernesga River ⓘ
Torío River ⓘ
wasCapitalFromCentury 10th century ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of León ⓘ
wasCapitalUntilCentury 13th century ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of León → capital → León ⓘ
Salzburg → twinCity → León ⓘ