Soria
Sign in to saveSoria () is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, and capital of the province of Soria, located on the Douro river. It has a population of 40,654, representing 45.1% of the provincial population as of 2024. Situated at about 1,065 meters above sea level, Soria is the second highest provincial capital in Spain.
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Soria is a city in northern Spain that serves as the capital of the province of Soria, located along the Douro river at a notably high elevation of about 1,065 meters above sea level. With a population of 40,654 people as of 2024, it is home to nearly half of the province's residents and ranks as Spain's second highest provincial capital.
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- Etymology
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- Geography
- Climate
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- Culture
- Religion
- Main sights
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- Municipal services
- Twin towns
- Notable people
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Soria () is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, and capital of the province of Soria, located on the Douro river. It has a population of 40,654, representing 45.1% of the provincial population as of 2024. Situated at about 1,065 meters above sea level, Soria is the second highest provincial capital in Spain.
Although there are remains of settlements from the Iron Age and Celtiberian times, Soria itself enters history with its repopulation between 1109 and 1114, by the Aragonese king Alfonso I the Battler. A strategic enclave due to the struggles for territory between the kingdoms of Castile, Navarre and Aragon, Soria became part of Castile definitively in 1134, during the reign of Alfonso VII. Alfonso VIII was born in Soria, and Alfonso X had his court established when he received the offer to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. In Soria, the deposed king James IV of Mallorca died, and John I of Castile married. Booming during the Late Middle Ages thanks to its border location and its control over the cattle industry, Soria went into a slow decline over the next few centuries. It was damaged greatly during the Peninsular War.