Ciudad Rodrigo
E837880
Ciudad Rodrigo is a historic fortified city in western Spain near the Portuguese border, known for its strategic military significance during the Peninsular War.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| capturedBy | French army under Marshal Ney in 1810 ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 25 km from the Portuguese border
ⓘ
approximately 90 km southwest of Salamanca ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Count Rodrigo González Girón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ayuntamiento de Ciudad Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityRightSince | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate with continental influences ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | mirobrigense ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Carnaval del Toro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Conjunto Histórico-Artístico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 12000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Puente Mayor over the Agueda River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerta de Amayuelas NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta de Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta del Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ castle of Enrique II de Trastámara NERFINISHED ⓘ city walls ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of León NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cathedral of Santa María
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic fortified walls ⓘ medieval urban layout ⓘ strategic military significance during the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous community of Castile and León
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ western Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border of Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Agueda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rodrigo González Girón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 37500 ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington in 1812 ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding |
Cathedral of Santa María de Ciudad Rodrigo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
several historic churches and convents ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
cathedral cloister
ⓘ
fortifications and bastions ⓘ historic old town ⓘ |
| wasFortifiedIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| wasSiegeSite |
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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