La Bañeza () is a municipality located in the
province of León
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About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the ca ...
,
Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010
census
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(
INE
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), the municipality had a population of 11,050 inhabitants.
It is the capital of the region of
Tierra de La Bañeza.
Zone of
astur
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population its territory was a part of Conventus Asturum during the Roman times. The city was founded in the 9th century by conde Gatón from two small villages San Pedro de Périx and Bani Eiza. La Bañeza hosted a marquis in the modern age and, in the end of the 19th century, became a transformation with the railroad arrival in 1896. A year earlier, in 1895, Queen Regent
Maria Christina of Austria gives the title of city.
Within his heritage highlight the churches of San Salvador and Santa María, among of several celebrations as the carnival, holy week and the August festivities during which they held the exclusive motorcycle street race.
Within its monuments, it highlights the churches of San Salvador and Santa María. They are several celebrations during the year and the more important are the Carnivals,
Holy Week
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, and the
motorbikes race in August, one of the last urban motor-race in the world. All of this makes the city a great place for the tourism.
The motorcycle race is called the
La Bañeza Grand Prix.
See also
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Tierra de La Bañeza
*
Carnival of La Bañeza
*
Kingdom of León
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Leonese language
Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sala ...
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La Bañeza Grand Prix
References
External links
Carnival of La Bañeza.La Bañeza.
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Municipalities in the Province of León
Tierra de La Bañeza