Segovia, Spain
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View of the façade of the Segovia Cathedral, the ancient City Walls (8th century), and the Guadarrama mountains.
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| Coordinates: 40°57′N 4°10′W / 40.950°N 4.167°WCoordinates: 40°57′N 4°10′W / 40.950°N 4.167°W | |||
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| Autonomous community |
 Castile and León
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| Province | Segovia | ||
| Comarca | Capital y Área Metropolitana | ||
| Judicial district | Partido de Segovia | ||
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| • Alcalde | Clara Luquero (PSOE) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 163.59 km2 (63.16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,005 m (3,297 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 56,660 | ||
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Segoviano, na | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 40001-40006 | ||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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| Criteria | i, iii, iv |
| Reference | 311 |
| Coordinates | 40°57′00″N 4°07′00″W / 40.95°N 4.1167°W |
| Inscription | 1985 (9th Session) |
| Website | www |
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Segovia (/sɪˈɡoʊviə/; Spanish pronunciation: [seˈɣoβja]) is a city in the autonomous region of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital of Segovia Province.
The name of Segovia is of Celtiberian origin. The first inhabitants named the city Segobriga. This name comes from two terms of the Celtiberian language of the Celtic branch of Indo-European. The term Sego means «victory» (the prefix is also present in other city names such as Segeda and Segontia, cf. German "Sieg" or Dutch "zege") and the suffix -briga would mean «city» or «strength». So the name might be translated as "City of the victory" or "Victorious city".
Under the Romans and Arabs, the city was called Segovia (Σεγουβία, Ptolomeo ii. 6. § 56) and Šiqūbiyyah (شقوبية) respectively.
Segovia is located on the plains of Old Castile, near Valladolid and the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Segovia is one of nine provinces that make up the autonomous region of Castile and León. Burgos and Valladolid lie to the north, Ávila to the west, Madrid to the south, and Soria to the east. The altitude of the province varies from 750 metres (2,461 feet) in the extreme northwest to a maximum of 2,430 m (7,972 ft) at Peñalara peak in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
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