Cuenca

Cuenca
View of Los Canonigos, include Casas Colgantes (Hanging houses), San Pablo Bridge and Downtown Cuenca, from Palomera motorway
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Cuenca
Coordinates: 40°4′N 2°9′W / 40.067°N 2.150°W / 40.067; -2.150
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile–La Mancha
Province	Cuenca
Comarca	Serranía Media
Government
• Mayor	Juan Ávila
Area
• Total	911.06 km2 (351.76 sq mi)
Elevation	946 m (3,104 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	57,032
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym	Conquense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	16000
Website	Official website

Cuenca is a Spanish city, capital of the Cuenca province, in Castile-La Mancha. Around 50,000 are living there. It is famous for its monuments: The hanging houses, the Cathedral and other churches. It is located over the Jucar river, near the Serrania of Cuenca.^[1]

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  Cuenca, Spain
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  A Black and White Photo of the Cuenca Cathedral & houses in Cuenca, Spain.
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  Cuenca, Spain
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  Panoramic view of the Cuenca Cathedral.
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  Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses).
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  Virgin of the Anguishes hermitage.
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  Convent of la Merced.
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  Convent of las Carmelitas.
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  Parador Nacional de Cuenca.
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  Cuenca's Province council.
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  Alfonso VIII Street.
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  Plaza Mayor
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  Júcar River flowing through Cuenca.
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  Río Júcar as seen from San Antón Bridge.
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  Hanging Houses from the 15th Century in Cuenca, Spain

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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Cuenca (town).

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• Cuenca Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

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