Utrera

Utrera
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Utrera

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 37°10′57″N 5°46′54″W / 37.18250°N 5.78167°W / 37.18250; -5.78167
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Andalusia
Province Seville
Comarca La Campiña
Government
  Mayor Francisco Jiménez Morales (PA)
Area
  Total 684.26 km2 (264.19 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL) 49 m (161 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 51,887
  Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (GMT +2) (UTC+2)
Postal code 41710
Area code(s) +34 (Spain) + 95 (Sevilla)
Website www.utrera.org

Utrera is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2008 it has a population close to 50,202.

The town is of great historical interest. It was occupied by Muslims in the 8th century and was not finally incorporated into the kingdom of Castile until 1340.[1] Records about the town date back to the 13th century, when Alfonso X overran Utrera as part of his conquest of Seville, located 30 km to the northwest. However, archaeological work shows people have lived on the site since pre-Roman times. Today the town's five chapels, dating from the 14th to 18th centuries, churches and 14th century castle are popular tourist attractions for visitors to Andalusia.

Utrera is considered the cradle of the fighting bull and the flamenco, and there are many famous cattle farms in its municipal district.

The area is known for numerous festivities, particularly the fair, which is celebrated during the days before and after the day of Utrera's patron saint: the Virgin of Consolación. This fiesta attracts many people from all over Andalusia and Spain as a whole.

Utrera is also known for the mostachón, a kind of small flattened cake made with sugar and cinnamon.

Climate

Utrera's climate is characterized by the annual alternation between a dry period, which lasts more than four months and which has high temperatures, and another one humid (autumn-winter) with mild temperatures.

The monthly distribution of the rain corresponds to the one typical of the Mediterranean climate; the rain season takes place during the autumn and the winter; during the summer the absence of rain is the prevailing rule, except for very occasional summer storms. The 41% of the rain happens during the autumn.

The average annual temperature is 17.5 °C. The average absolute maximum temperature is 41.9 °C. The coldest month is January and the average absolute minimum temperature id 0.8 °C.

Summing up, the climate is excellent, although slightly harsh in the summer. The sun and a cloudless sky are predominant most of the time.

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Transportation

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Roads that pass through Utrera

Notable people

References

  1. Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Utrera". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 827.

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Coordinates: 37°10′59″N 5°46′01″W / 37.183°N 5.767°W / 37.183; -5.767

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