Aranjuez
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| Coordinates: 40°02′00″N 3°36′10″W / 40.03333°N 3.60278°WCoordinates: 40°02′00″N 3°36′10″W / 40.03333°N 3.60278°W | |||
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 Spain
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| Autonomous Community |
 Community of Madrid
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| Comarca | Las Vegas | ||
| Municipality | Aranjuez | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Cristina Moreno Moreno (PSOE) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 201.11 km2 (77.65 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 58,168 | ||
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | ribereño, arancentano | ||
| Patron saint | Nuestra Señora de las Angustias (September 15) | ||
| Website | www.aranjuez.es | ||
| Aranjuez Cultural Landscape | |
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| Official name: Aranjuez Cultural Landscape | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 2001 (25th session) |
| Reference no. | 1044 |
| State Party | Spain |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Aranjuez (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾaŋˈxweθ]) also called the Royal Site of Aranjuez, is a city and municipality, capital of the Las Vegas comarca, in the southern part of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located at the confluence of the Tagus and Jarama rivers, lying 42 kilometres (26 mi) south of Madrid, and 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Toledo. As of 2009[update], it had a population of 54,055. It is the 17th largest city in Community of Madrid and the autonomous community's most populous and important urban center outside Greater Madrid Area.
It has been one of the Royal Estates of the Crown of Spain since the times of Philip II in 1560. This town since the Enlightenment was inhabited exclusively by the Kings and the nobility.
The Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.
There are several theories about the origin of the name. The most widely accepted one states that it comes from the Basque language, deriving from arantza ("hawthorn" in English). Another theory, attributed to Padre Martín Sarmiento, a Benedictine Scholar who lived about a century after the founder of Aranjuez, Philip II of Spain, claims the origin to be from Latin Ara Jovis or Ara Iovia, which means the altar of the Roman god Jupiter also known as Zeus. However the pre-Roman derivation is generally preferred.
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