Ciudad Rodrigo

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Ciudad Rodrigo is a historic fortified city in western Spain near the Portuguese border, known for its strategic military significance during the Peninsular War.

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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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