Cuenca, Spain

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Cuenca, Spain is a historic city in central Spain renowned for its medieval architecture and dramatic “hanging houses” perched on cliffs above deep river gorges.

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instanceOf city
municipality
architecturalStyle Baroque
Gothic
Renaissance NERFINISHED
capitalOf Province of Cuenca NERFINISHED
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences
country Spain
demonym conquense
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 946 metres
governmentType municipal council
hasHeritageStatusSince 1996
hasPart Casas Colgadas NERFINISHED
Cuenca Castle ruins NERFINISHED
Cuenca Cathedral NERFINISHED
Diocesan Museum of Cuenca NERFINISHED
Museum of Spanish Abstract Art NERFINISHED
Old Town of Cuenca NERFINISHED
Plaza Mayor de Cuenca NERFINISHED
San Pablo Bridge NERFINISHED
San Pablo Convent NERFINISHED
Torre de Mangana NERFINISHED
hasUniversity University of Castilla-La Mancha campus in Cuenca NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Walled Town of Cuenca NERFINISHED
knownFor deep river gorges
dramatic cliffs
hanging houses
medieval architecture
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha NERFINISHED
Province of Cuenca NERFINISHED
central Spain
locatedOnTerrainFeature gorge of the Huécar River
gorge of the Júcar River
rocky hill
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf historic region of La Mancha
postalCode 16001–16004
timeZone CEST
CET
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
transport Cuenca–Fernando Zóbel railway station NERFINISHED
traversedBy Huécar River NERFINISHED
Júcar River NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
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Cuenca namedAfter Cuenca, Spain