Cuenca, Spain
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Cuenca ( ) is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha and the capital of the province of Cuenca. The primitive urban core developed on a narrow escarpment caged between the Júcar and the Huécar rivers, on the western fringes of the Iberian System mountains. It was probably founded towards the 10th century CE, becoming a stronghold of the Arabised Berber lineage of the Banū Zennum, featuring a fortress, Qal'at Kūnka, which was conquered for the Kingdom of Castile in 11771. In the early modern period, the city boasted of a thriving textile and tapestry industry.
Cuenca ( ) is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha and the capital of the province of Cuenca. The primitive urban core developed on a narrow escarpment caged between the Júcar and the Huécar rivers, on the western fringes of the Iberian System mountains. It was probably founded towards the 10th century CE, becoming a stronghold of the Arabised Berber lineage of the Banū Zennum, featuring a fortress, Qal'at Kūnka, which was conquered for the Kingdom of Castile in 1177. In the early modern period, the city boasted of a thriving textile and tapestry industry.
Twin towns – sister cities
Cuenca is twinned with: Cuenca, Ecuador L'Aquila, Italy Ronda, Spain Plasencia, Spain Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico Paju, South Korea (2007) Cerreto Sannita, Italy (2017) Bollène, France (2012)
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