Coria, Cáceres
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| Coordinates: 39°59′N 6°32′W / 39.983°N 6.533°WCoordinates: 39°59′N 6°32′W / 39.983°N 6.533°W | ||
| Country | Spain | |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura | |
| Province | Cáceres | |
| Comarca | Vegas del Alagón | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | José Manuel García Ballester (PP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 12,896 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Caurienses or Corianos | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Coria is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, formed by the city of the same name and the towns of Puebla de Argeme and Rincón del Obispo. The whole municipality has 12,896 inhabitants and a population density of 152.2 inhabitants/km ² (INE 2009), which makes this city the capital of Vegas de Alagón and the fourth largest city in the province of Cáceres.
Founded before the Romans occupied the Iberian Peninsula, and called Caura, the Romans gave it its present name in Latin, Caurium, and later the city was granted Roman citizenship. Later under the Visigoths, the Diocese of Coria was created and, except for the years of Muslim occupation, held at the Episcopal Coria until the twentieth century, when it was forced to share the capital of the diocese in Cáceres.
The centuries in which Coria was the only capital of the diocese were of great prosperity for the city. After the Reconquista, Coria became the capital of a lordship to which some towns are still named after, such as Guijo de Coria or Casillas de Coria. After the dissolution, Coria became the judicial capital of Coria.
Today, Coria is the largest city in the northwest of the province of Cáceres and an important commercial and tourist center, to preserve many monuments and hold an annual national tourist interest in honor of San Juan.
Coria was taken twice during the Reconquista, firstly after 1085. It was conquered by the Almoravids just after 1109 and unsuccessfully besieged in 1138. The second and permanent conquest was after a two-month siege in 1142.
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