[77] The Plenary of the ayuntamiento is formed by 31 elected municipal councillors, who in turn invest the mayor. The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas en Sevilla (CSIC) is based in the former Pavilion of Peru in the Maria Luisa Park. accessed 10/10/2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plaza_de_España,_Seville&oldid=975652639, Buildings and structures completed in 1928, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 August 2020, at 18:08. Typical desserts from Seville include pestiños, a honey-coated sweet fritter; torrijas, fried slices of bread with honey; roscos fritos, deep-fried sugar-coated ring doughnuts; magdalenas or fairy cakes; yemas de San Leandro,[citation needed] which provide the city's convents with a source of revenue; and tortas de aceite, a thin sugar-coated cake made with olive oil. Its primary charge was to ensure that all nominal Christians were really behaving like Christians, and not practicing what Judaism they could in secret. The building was used as a location in the Star Wars movie series Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) — in which it featured in exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet Naboo. [67], In the district of Triana, the Velá de Santiago y Santa Ana is held every July and includes sporting events, performances, and cultural activities as the city honors St. James and St. Ana. Construction of the Real Fábrica de Tabacos (Royal Tobacco Factory) began in 1728, with additions to it over the next 30 years. The A-49 links Seville with Huelva and the Algarve in the south of Portugal. The marquees are set up on a permanent fairground in the district of Los Remedios,[74] in which each street is named after a famous bullfighter. Existing Roman features in Seville itself include the remains exposed in situ in the underground Antiquarium of the Metropol Parasol building, the remnants of an aqueduct, three pillars of a temple in Mármoles Street, the columns of La Alameda de Hércules and the remains in the Patio de Banderas square near the Seville Cathedral. This made Seville the best defended port to receive the riches transported from the Americas. The writer Miguel de Cervantes lived primarily in Seville between 1596 and 1600. Seville was taken by the Moors, during the conquest of Hispalis in 712. The coldest temperature extreme of −5.5 °C (22 °F)[53] was registered by the weather station at Seville Airport on 12 February 1956. Seville (Spanish: Sevilla) is a big city in the South of Spain, in Europe.A big river called the Guadalquivir River goes through Seville.. Seville's Gypsy population, known as Flamencos, were instrumental in the development of the art form. Seville is the most populated city in southern Spain, and has the largest GDP (gross domestic product) of any in Andalusia,[85] accounting for one-quarter of its total GDP. By 1492, tribunals existed in eight Castilian cities: Ávila, Córdoba, Jaén, Medina del Campo, Segovia, Sigüenza, Toledo, and Valladolid;[27] and by the Alhambra Decree all Jews were forced to convert to Catholicism or be exiled (expelled) from Spain. After the 1391 pogrom, believed to having been instigated by the Archdeacon Ferrant Martínez, all the synagogues in Seville were converted to churches (renamed Santa María la Blanca, San Bartolomé, Santa Cruz, and Convento Madre de Dios). [5] It also featured in the 2012 film The Dictator. [79] It contains some important monuments and religious buildings, such as the Museum and Catholic Church of La Macarena or the Hospital de las Cinco Llagas. The overall tower construction is consistent with Roman lighthouse construction methods such as with the [56]. [131], "Sevilla" redirects here. Traditionally, women wear elaborate flamenco dresses and men dress in their best suits. The Seville metro ("Metro de Sevilla" in Spanish) is a light metro network serving the city of Seville and its metropolitan area. Seville is served by the TUSSAM (Transportes Urbanos de Sevilla) bus network which runs buses throughout the city. Large quantities are collected and exported to Britain to be used in marmalade. Sevilla kohale tekkis 9. või 8. sajandil eKr linn, mida roomlased tundsid Hispalisena. Sevilla, la capital de Andalucía, es uno de los lugares más apreciados de España en el exterior. Each bookshelf often contains works with information about their province. Ten unha poboación de 1.811.177 habitantes (), repartidos en 105 concellos.Ocupa unha área de 14.001 km². [9], In the meantime, the city's official name had been changed to Ḥimṣ al-Andalus (حمص الأندلس), in reference to the city of Homs in modern Syria, the jund of which Seville had been assigned to upon the Umayyad conquest;[10][11][8][12] "Ḥimṣ al-Andalus" remained a customary and affectionate name for the city during the whole period throughout the Muslim Arab world,[8][13][14] being referred to for example in the encyclopedia of Yaqut al-Hamawi[15] or in Abu al-Baqa ar-Rundi's Ritha' al-Andalus.[16]. The city surrendered on 23 November 1248.[24]. The Plaza de España in the Parque de María Luisa (María Luisa Park) was built by the architect Aníbal González for the 1929 Exposición Ibero-Americana. Alonso de Ojeda himself gave the sermon. The city's music scene now features rap acts such as SFDK, Mala Rodríguez, Dareysteel, Tote King, Dogma Crew, Bisley DeMarra, Haze and Jesuly. A ciudat de Sevilla se troba situata a o canto d'o río Guadalquivir, a 7 metros d'altaria dencima d'o ran d'a mar.. Almenistración Alcaldes [4] After the discovery of the Americas, Seville became one of the economic centres of the Spanish Empire as its port monopolised the trans-oceanic trade and the Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) wielded its power, opening a Golden Age of arts and literature. The city council signed a contract with the multinational corporation JCDecaux, an outdoor advertising company. Esto fai que sía'l palaciu real n'usu más antiguu d'Europa. Outside of Seville are nine PS20 solar power towers which use the city's sunny weather to provide most of it with clean and renewable energy. During the Feria, families, businesses, and organisations set up casetas (marquees) in which they spend the week dancing, drinking, and socialising. A chain was strung through the water from the base of the tower to prevent boats from traveling into the river port. After the silting up of the harbour by the River Guadalquivir, upriver shipping ceased and the city went into relative economic decline. Seville is a municipality, the basic level of local government in Spain. Ye, colos sos 704.198 habitantes (INE, 2010) la cuarta ciudá más poblada del país, tras Madrid, Barcelona y Valencia. The punk rock group Reincidentes and indie band Sr Chinarro, as well as singer Kiko Veneno, rose to prominence in the early 1990s. In 1929 the city hosted the Ibero-American Exposition, which accelerated the southern expansion of the city and created new public spaces such as the Plaza de España and the Maria Luisa Park. The inhabitants of the city are known as sevillanos (feminine form: sevillanas) or hispalenses, after the Roman name of the city. [93] Seville is also considered an important technological and research centre for renewable energy and the aeronautics industry. During the 20th century, Seville registered just 2 snowfalls, being the last one on 2 February 1954. Sevilla FC en MARCA.com | Noticias, partidos, plantilla, estadísticas, goleadores y ficha completa del Sevilla. Currently, it is the fifth-biggest Metro company in Spain by the number of passengers carried (more than 12,000,000 in 2009). Annual tonnage rose to 5.3 million tonnes of goods in 2006.[90]. For the association football club, see, Capitals of European states and territories, Levine Melammed, Renee. [78] Beyond that, it is located on the same parallel as South Korean capital, Seoul. "Women in Medieval Jewish Societies. Until the economic crisis of 2007, this urban area saw significant population growth and the development of new industrial and commercial parks. The terrace roof is a city viewpoint.[61]. This harbour complex offers access to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and allows trade in goods between the south of Spain (Andalusia, Extremadura) and Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Seville is on the same parallel as United States west coast city San Jose in central California. The Metropol Parasol was completed in March 2011,[49] costing just over €102 million in total, more than twice as much as originally planned. Má rozlohu 140 km² a 704-tisíc obyvateľov. Seville has the only inland port in Spain, located 80 km (50 mi) from the mouth of the River Guadalquivir. [85] All municipalities in the metropolitan area depend directly or indirectly on Seville's economy, while agriculture dominates the economy of the smaller villages, with some industrial activity localised in industrial parks. [105], Seville is home to three public universities. [83] According to legend, the Arabs brought the bitter orange to Seville from East Asia via Iraq around the 10th century to beautify and perfume their patios and gardens, as well as to provide shade. On 21 August 2012, the Muelle de las Delicias, controlled by the Port Authority of Seville, hosted the cruise ship Azamara Journey for two days, the largest ship ever to visit the town. Metropolialueen väkiluku on 1,5 miljoonaa (2014). The Ayuntamiento is the body charged with the municipal government and administration. This enabled low-cost direct flights to several Spanish cities, as well as to the neighbor country of Portugal with weekly flights to Porto[103] and to other European cities. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville is also home to many international schools and colleges that cater to American students who come to study abroad. [80] [60] A monumental umbrella-like building designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer, finished in 2011. The Torre del Oro was built as a watchtower and defensive barrier on the river. [37] It also houses the rectory of the UNIA. Periodu almohade. Sevilla é a cuarta cidade de España e … A provincia de Sevilla é unha das oito provincias de Andalucía.Limita coas provincias de Málaga, de Cádiz, de Huelva, de Córdoba, e con Extremadura.A súa capital é a cidade homónima de Sevilla.. Unlike other harbours, reaching the port of Seville required sailing about 80 kilometres (50 mi) up the River Guadalquivir, which had been heavily defended with fortifications since the Middle Ages. A historical record high (disputed) of 50.0 °C (122 °F) was recorded on 4 August 1881, according to the NOAA Satellite and Information Service. [66], Seville is home to the bi-annual flamenco festival La Bienal, which claims to be "the biggest flamenco event worldwide" and lasts for nearly a month. The Seville Airport was expanded with a new terminal building designed by the architect Rafael Moneo, and various other improvements were made. Among the composers who fell in love with the city are Beethoven (Fidelio), Mozart (The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni), Rossini (The Barber of Seville), Donizetti (La favorite), and Bizet (Carmen).[34]. Historia. Hispalis developed into one of the great market and industrial centres of Hispania, while the nearby Roman city of Italica (present-day Santiponce, birthplace of the Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian)[21] remained a typically Roman residential city. [43], Under Francisco Franco's rule Spain was officially neutral in World War II (although it did collaborate with the Axis powers),[44][45][46] and like the rest of the country, Seville remained largely economically and culturally isolated from the outside world. The river was used as a mode of defense. Cartuja 93 is a research and development park. Seville is approximately 2,200 years old. Die Anlage hat eine lange, bis in maurische Zeit zurückreichende Baugeschichte und wird bis heute von der spanischen Königsfamilie als offizielle Residenz genutzt, wenn sich diese in Sevilla aufhält. Each alcove is flanked by a pair of covered bookshelves, now used d by visitors in the manner of a "Little Free Library". Seville is the hometown of two rival association football teams: Real Betis Balompié and Sevilla Fútbol Club, both teams are playing in the La Liga. [26] The Moors' Palace became the Castilian royal residence, and during Pedro I's rule it was replaced by the Alcázar (the upper levels are still used by the Spanish royal family as the official Seville residence). The city unsuccessfully bid for the 2004[116] and 2008 Summer Olympics,[117] for which the 60,000-seat Estadio de La Cartuja was designed to stage. 54 local brotherhoods,[69] or "cofradías", organize floats and processions throughout the week, reenacting the story of the Passion of Christ. The Sevilla Tower skyscraper was started in March 2008 and was completed in 2015. [28], Following the 1492 Christopher Columbus expedition to the New World (from the port of Palos de la Frontera), the results from his claiming territory and trade for the Crown of Castile (soon to be Spain) in the West Indies began to profit the city, as all goods imported from the New World were required to pass through the Casa de Contratación before being distributed throughout the rest of Spain. Den paviljong Sverige lät bygga finns nu i Grythyttan i Bergslagen. There are several Moorish elements, some of which include remains of former important Sevillan mosques currently being part of churches in the city, also in museums. [92] The Seville-Santa Justa railway station is served by the AVE high-speed rail system, operated by the Spanish state-owned rail company Renfe. O toponimo Sevilla deriva d'o latín HISPALIS, pero adaptau por l'arabe hispán como Isbiliya, toponimo que muestra o fenomeno d'imala por o que cambia o fonema /a/ ta /i/.. Cheografía. The Plaza de España has been used as a filming location, including scenes for Lawrence of Arabia (1962). She first became known for playing various roles in the series La rosa de Guadalupe.And later She gained international popularity for played the role of Luna Valente in the Disney Channel Latin America original telenovela, Soy Luna. In the centre is the Vicente Traver fountain. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Les sos coordenaes xeográfiques son 37º 06' N, 4º 59' O. Asítiase a una altitú de 385 metros y a 107 kilómetros de la capital de provincia, Sevilla.La ciudá de Málaga #asitiar a unos 105 km.. Tamién tán mui cerca les provincies de Cádiz y Córdoba. [20] The town was called Hisbaal by the Phoenicians and by the Tartessians, the indigenous pre-Roman Iberian people of Tartessos, who controlled the Guadalquivir Valley at the time. The centre of it is Parque de María Luisa, designed in a "Moorish paradisical style", with a half mile of tiled fountains, pavilions, walls, ponds, benches, and exhedras; lush plantings of palms, orange trees, Mediterranean pines, and stylized flower beds. The Museum of Fine Arts (Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla) opened in 1904. Many were killed during the pogrom, although most were forced to convert. LEED Working Paper Series, LEED programme", "Is there any train from Seville to Faro, Portugal? Spain's American Colonies improved their production of basic goods, reducing their need to import. However, the folksongs called sevillanas are authentically Sevillan, as is the four-part dance performed with them. [110] Only Sevilla has won European competitions, winning consecutive UEFA Cup finals in 2006 and 2007[111] and the UEFA Europa League in 2014,[112] 2015, 2016 and 2020. [6] To restore it, the restoration team worked to recover pieces such as the ceramic streetlights, benches, and even pavements. Both teams have only won the league once each: Betis in 1935 and Sevilla in 1946. accessed 4/08/2010, http://www.andalucia.com/cities/seville/marialuisapark.htm, http://www.andalucia.com/cities/seville/plazadeespana.htm, Sevilla-Parque de Maria Luisa. [3] Seville experiences high temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above 35 °C (95 °F) in July and August. [2] The entire southern end of the city was redeveloped into an expanse of gardens and grand boulevards. [97], The Sevici community bicycle program has integrated bicycles into the public transport network. Wikipedia Wikivoyage: Instance of: municipality of Spain, city, big city: Part of: Q100593721: Location: Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla, Seville Province, Kingdom of Seville, Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla, Spain: Located in or next to body of … The port has undergone reorganisation. Public buildings were constructed including churches—many of which were built in the Mudéjar and Gothic styles—such as the Seville Cathedral, built during the 15th century with Gothic architecture. Seville's diverse music scene is reflected in the variety of its club-centred nightlife. The last municipal election took place on 26 May 2019. This pavilion had a large room that became the Casino of the Exhibition. The redevelopment was started in 1181 and continued for over 500 years, mainly in the Mudéjar style, but also in the Renaissance style. There are many entertainment options around the city of Seville and one of its biggest attractions is the numerous festivals that happen around the year. The administrative headquarters are in Torre Triana, in La Cartuja. The siege lasted fifteen months. After the city of Córdoba (also in Andalusia), Seville has the hottest summer in continental Europe among all cities with a population over 100,000 people, with average daily highs in July of 36.0 °C (97 °F). Most of the city is on the east side of the river, while Triana, La Cartuja and Los Remedios are on the west side. General Queipo de Llano carried out a coup within the city, quickly capturing the city centre. This vessel belongs to the shipping company Royal Caribbean and can accommodate up to 700 passengers.[104]. The mythological founder of the city is Hercules (Heracles), commonly identified with the Phoenician god Melqart, who the myth says sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar to the Atlantic, and founded trading posts at the current sites of Cádiz and of Seville. Following Roman rule, there were successive conquests of the Roman province of Hispania Baetica by the Germanic Vandals, Suebi and Visigoths during the 5th and 6th centuries. Sevilla (tradicionalment, Sibília o Xibília) és un municipi i ciutat andalusa, capital de la província homònima i d'Andalusia. It is among the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. The US and the UPO are important centres of learning in Western Andalusia as they offer a wide range of academic courses; consequently, the city has a large number of students from Huelva and Cádiz. Mientres el periodu de dominación almohade, la ciudá de Sevilla convertir na capital d'al-Ándalus, lo que traxo a la ciudá una actualización de les sos infraestructures dar# en la construcción de delles grandes edificaciones. Seville is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. É unha das dúas universidades públicas da cidade, xunto coa Universidade Pablo de Olavide.Aínda que os seus centros atópanse repartidos por toda a cidade, a sede do seu reitorado é o edificio da Real Fábrica de Tabacos de Sevilla. Hisbaal is the oldest name for Seville. Also there is another dual carriageway, the A-92, linking the city with Osuna, Antequera, Granada, Guadix and Almeria. Others important theatres are Teatro de la Maestranza, Auditorio Rocío Jurado and Teatro Central. The St. Mary of the See Cathedral was built from 1401 to 1519 after the Reconquista on the former site of the city's mosque. The service has just five stops: Plaza Nueva, Archivo de Indias, Puerta de Jerez, Prado de San Sebastián and San Bernardo, all as part of Phase I of the project. It became known as Ishbiliyah after the Muslim conquest in 711. The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and Benito Villamarín, stadiums of Sevilla and Betis respectively, were a venue during the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. By the second half of the 19th century, Seville had begun an expansion supported by railway construction and the demolition of part of its ancient walls, allowing the urban space of the city to grow eastward and southward. Sevilla as en steed uun a süüdwaast faan Spanje.Det hee 698.042 lidj (2011).Det as at hoodsteed faan Andaluusien an det Sevilla Prowins.. Kwelen. [citation needed]. The average sunshine hours in Seville are approximately 3000 per year. The central government departments, with sensitive adaptive redesign, are located within it. The first tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition was instituted in Seville in 1478. La Giralda gets its name from the weathervane attached to the very top of it, as "gira" means "turning one" in the Spanish language. La Unesco declarar en 1987, xuntu al Real Alcázar y l'Archivu d'Indies, Patrimoniu de la Humanidá y, el 25 de xunetu de 2010, Bien de Valor Universal Escepcional. The public bicycle rental system is financed by a local advertising operator in return for the city signing over a 10-year licence to exploit citywide billboards. The city's development continued after the Castilian conquest in 1248. Hispalise linna varemetele rajasid roomlased oma linna (Colonia Romulensis). [citation needed]. However, most buildings of the Moorish aesthetic actually belong to the Mudéjar style of Islamic art, developed under Christian rule and inspired by the Arabic style. It was the capital for the kings of the Umayyad Caliphate, the Almoravid dynasty first and after the Almohad dynasty (from Arabic al-Muwahhidun, i.e., "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians"), from the 8th to 13th centuries. 2011/3. Principal fields of innovation and research are telecommunications, new technologies, biotechnology (with applications in local agricultural practices), environment and renewable energy. Oktoober 2019, am a klook 18:24 feranert wurden. [42] Radio Seville opposed the uprising and called for the peasants to come to the city for arms, while workers' groups established barricades. After the Umayyad invasion, this name remained in use among the Mozarabs,[8] being adapted into Arabic as Išbīliya (إشبيلية): since the /p/ phoneme does not exist in Arabic, it was replaced by /b/; the Latin place-name suffix -is was Arabized as -iya, and a /æ/ turned into ī /iː/ due to the phonetic phenomenon called imāla. Le hibernos son suave, januario essente le mense plus frigide con 15,9°/5,2° (record absolute: -5,5° le 12 de februario 1956). The 32-metres-high bronze sculpture, The Birth of a New Man (popularly known as Columbus's Egg, el Huevo de Colón), by the Georgian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli,[64] is located in its northwestern sector. [58] There are many landmarks, museums, parks, gardens and other kinds of tourist spots around the city so there is something for everyone. During the 18th century Charles III of Spain promoted Seville's industries. He visited the city again on 13 June 1993, for the International Eucharistic Congress. Bitter Seville oranges grow on trees lining the city streets. A sevillai székesegyház a világ legnagyobb gótikus temploma. [33], More operas have been set in Seville than in any other city of Europe. [17] The original core of the city, in the neighbourhood of the present-day street, Cuesta del Rosario, dates to the 8th century BC,[18] when Seville was on an island in the Guadalquivir. The Inquisition then grew rapidly. It was the sixth Metro system to be built in Spain, after those in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca. The city's population grew to more than a hundred thousand people. Throughout the 17th century, colonial trade declined. Se on myös Andalusian itsehallintoalueen ja Sevillan maakunnan pääkaupunki. Original Moorish buildings are the Patio del Yeso in the Alcázar, the city walls, and the main section of the Giralda, the bell tower of the Seville Cathedral. The tapas scene is one of the main cultural attractions of the city: people go from one bar to another, enjoying small dishes called tapas (literally "lids" or "covers" in Spanish, referring to their probable origin as snacks served on small plates used to cover drinks). Fekvése. It is an outstanding example of Regionalist Revival Architecture, a bizarre and loftily conceived mixture of diverse historic styles, such as Art Deco and lavishly ornamented with typical glazed tiles.[62][63]. [55] Seville has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), featuring very hot, dry summers and mild winters with moderate rainfall. El so conceyu, de 140,8 km², d'estensión, ta comprendíu dientro del área metropolitana de la ciudá, formada por 46 conceyos qu'axunten 1.508.605 habitantes nos sos 4.535,78 km² d'estensión.