Teruel, Spain

Teruel, Spain
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Teruel is a small city in the autonomous community of Aragón, Spain. It covers 440 sq km (170 sq mi) and has a population of just 35,000 people (2012 estimate), making it one of the smallest provincial capitals in Spain.

Teruel is renowned for the mudéjar architecture, which is today recognized as a World Heritage Site under the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragón. The city is also near archaeological sites where the oldest dinosaur remains in the Iberian Peninsula have been discovered.

Teruel traces its history of its founding in 1176 by Sancho Sánchez Muñoz and Blasco Gracés Marcilla. In more recent era, the city was severely devastated during the Spanish Civil War, particularly during the Battle of Teruel between December 1937 and February 1938, with casualties totalling over 100,000 on both sides.

Today Teruel has preserved many of its historic buildings, many of which are inscribed in the World Heritage list.

Mudéjar architecture of Teruel Cathedral
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Visiting Teruel

You can reach Teruel by bus from major cities in Spain. It is two hours from Valencia, two and a half hours from Zaragoza and four hours from Madrid.

Interior of the Church of San Salvador in Teruel, Spain
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Places of Interest in Teruel

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