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Tordesillas
Sign in to saveTordesillas () is a town and municipality in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, central Spain. It is located southwest of the provincial capital, Valladolid at an elevation of . The population was c. 8,760 .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tordesillas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- SP33 A View of Tordisillas Spain 21 09 2012.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Southern Tordesillas in September 2012.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera tordesillas.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Tordesillas.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Castile and León#Spain
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Valladolid
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tierra del Vino
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 704
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 141.95
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Tordesillanos
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Tordesillas
- Demonym
- tordesillano
- Population
- 8773
- Area
- 141.95
- Elevation
- 704
- Official website
- tordesillas.ayuntamientosdevalladolid.es
- Image
- Tordesillas - 001 (27995194208).jpg
- Licence plate code
- VA
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- Commons category
- Tordesillas
- postal code
- 47100
- Commons gallery
- Tordesillas
- male population
- 4417
- female population
- 4333
- P12749
- Adolf Kröner
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Main sights
- Convent of Santa Clara
- Plaza Mayor and churches
- Festivals
- Festivities in honour of 'La Virgen de La Peña'
- Torneo del Toro de la Vega
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Tordesillas () is a town and municipality in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, central Spain. It is located southwest of the provincial capital, Valladolid at an elevation of . The population was c. 8,760 .
The town is located on the Douro River although the river is not navigable at that point. Highways connect to Madrid ( southeast) and Salamanca ( southwest). The provincial capital Valladolid is also linked by four-lane highway. Because of its important highway connections Tordesillas has become a major transit hub. The economy is based on services—especially connected to tourism—and the agricultural production of the surrounding area. Wheat has long been the traditional agricultural product (see Cuisine of the province of Valladolid).
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