University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

World Heritage
Spain
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Founded in the early 16th century by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. It was the original model for Civitas Dei (City of God), the ideal urban community brought to America by Spanish missionaries. It also set the template for universities in Europe and beyond.

# 16th century
# America
# Planned university town
# Spanish missionaries

Oidor Church

Laredo Palace

The rectorado of the University of Alcalá

Cloister part of the university

Alcalá de Henares as seen by the Sentinel-2 of the European Space Agency

Roman mosaic of the four seasons, the House of Bacchus, Complutum

Cardinal Cisneros' tomb, in the cathedral

View of the town by Anton van den Wyngaerde (1565)

The western façade of the Cathedral of the Santos Niños in a 'florid' or 'Isabelline Gothic' style...

Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza outside Cervantes' birthplace

Calle Mayor, c. 1910

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Information extracted from Wikidata

demonym Complutense
native label Alcalá de Henares
category of associated people Category:People from Alcalá de Henares
elevation above sea level 588
area 88
category for maps Category:Maps of Alcalá de Henares
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uses 4079690-5
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instance of big city
official language Spanish
flag image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bandera%20de%20Alcal%C3%A1%20de%20Henares.svg
shares border with Torres de la Alameda
shares border with Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
shares border with Daganzo de Arriba
coat of arms image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coat%20of%20Arms%20of%20Alcal%C3%A1%20de%20Henares.svg
named after Henares river
flag Flags of Alcalá de Henares
start time 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
located in or next to body of water Henares river
ISNI 0000 0001 2192 1042
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executive body Alcalá de Henares
category related to list October 9
location of creation Alcalá de Henares
WOEID 12687950
IPA transcription 1815727
visitors per year 09516a
floruit Alcalá+de+Henares
number of rooms lccn-n79053993
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postal code 28801–28807
postal code E 28800-28807
part of Palace of Artaxerxes I
Commons category Alcalá de Henares
licence plate code M
patron saint Roy Mata's grave
valid in period standard time
local dialing code 91
coordinate location Point(-3.364305 40.481815)
named as Alcalá de Henares (Španělsko)
INE municipality code 28005
official website http://www.ayto-alcaladehenares.es
topic's main category Category:Alcalá de Henares
Commons gallery Alcalá de Henares
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alcal%C3%A1%20de%20Henares%20Wikivoyage%20banner.jpg
Dewey Decimal Classification 2--4641
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning 1637794
WOEID 12687950
office held by head of government Mayor of Alcalá de Henares
official name Alcalá de Henares
category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Alcalá de Henares
demonym Alcalaíno
demonym Alcalaína
head of government Javier Rodríguez Palacios
start time 2015-06-13T00:00:00Z
head of government Javier Bello Nieto
start time 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z
end time 2015-06-13T00:00:00Z
head of government Arsenio Lope Huerta
start time 1983-05-23T00:00:00Z
end time 1987-02-24T00:00:00Z
head of government Bartolomé González Jiménez
start time 2003-06-24T00:00:00Z
end time 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z
head of government Bartolomé González Jiménez
start time 1995-06-17T00:00:00Z
end time 1999-07-16T00:00:00Z
head of government Manuel Peinado Lorca
start time 1999-07-16T00:00:00Z
end time 2003-06-24T00:00:00Z
located in the administrative territorial entity Madrid Province
start time 1833-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
located in the administrative territorial entity Palace of Artaxerxes I
start time 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1118-05-10T00:00:00Z
end time 1715-01-01T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body Azul
start time 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body Talence
start time 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body Alba Iulia
start time 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body Alajuela
start time 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
public holiday October 9
dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes
population 201380
determination method saltire
point in time 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 197804
determination method saltire
point in time 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 200768
determination method saltire
point in time 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 194310
determination method saltire
point in time 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 198750
determination method saltire
point in time 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 203645
determination method saltire
point in time 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 193751
determination method saltire
point in time 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 204574
determination method saltire
point in time 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 191545
determination method saltire
point in time 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 198723
determination method saltire
point in time 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 179602
determination method saltire
point in time 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 195907
determination method saltire
point in time 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 204120
determination method saltire
point in time 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 172418
determination method saltire
point in time 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 197562
determination method saltire
point in time 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 203924
determination method saltire
point in time 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 204823
determination method saltire
point in time 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 195649
determination method saltire
point in time 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
population 203686
determination method saltire
point in time 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as Alca′la de Hena′res
female population 100415
determination method census
point in time 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
male population 95234
determination method census
point in time 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
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