Toledo, Spain
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Toledo, Spain
Toledo (
Latin
: Toletum; In
Arabic
: طليطلة Ṭulayṭela) is a
city
and
municipality
located in central
Spain
, 70
km
south of
Madrid
. It is the
capital
of the
province
of
Toledo
and of the
autonomous community
of
Castile-La Mancha
. It was declared a
World Heritage Site
by
UNESCO
in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage as one of the former capitals of the
Spanish Empire
and place of coexistence of
Christian
,
Jewish
and
Moorish
cultures. Many famous people and artists were born or lived in this city, including
Garcilaso de la Vega
,
Alfonso X
and
El Greco
, and it was the place of important historic events such as the
Visigothic
Councils of Toledo
.
As of 2005
, the city has a population of 75,578 and an area of 232.1 km² (89.59 square miles).
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