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Salamanca is a municipality and city in Spain, capital of the province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the Meseta Norte, in the northwestern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 144,436 registered … See more
The origin of the toponym Salamanca is not clear. Greeks Polybius of Megalopolis and Stephanus called the city Helmantike, Greek name that for them meant "Land of divination". On the … See more
Salamanca in the universal history
Salamanca has been linked to Universal History by a series of events and personalities that came to mark the evolution of … See moreThe large old city of Salamanca was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1988. Places of interest in the city, many of them within the "Barrio Viejo" Old Quarter of the city. See more
Coat of arms
The municipal heraldic shield was approved on 11 June 1996 with the following See moreIntegrated in the comarca of Campo Charro, the capital of Salamanca is located 64 kilometers from Zamora, 109 kilometers from Ávila, 121 kilometers from Valladolid, 123 kilometers from Portugal and 202 kilometers from Cáceres.
The relief of the … See moreThe University of Salamanca was founded in 1134 and in 1218 it was given the royal charter of foundation ("Estudio General") by See more
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