Utrera

Utrera
Municipality
Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Utrera Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°10′57″N 5°46′54″W / 37.18250°N 5.78167°W / 37.18250; -5.78167
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Andalusia
Province	Seville
Comarca	La Campiña
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Jiménez Morales (PA)
Area
• Total	684.26 km2 (264.19 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL)	49 m (161 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	51,887
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2) (UTC+2)
Postal code	41710
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 95 (Sevilla)
Website	www.utrera.org

Utrera is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2008 it has a population close to 50,202.

The town is of great historical interest. It was occupied by Muslims in the 8th century and was not finally incorporated into the kingdom of Castile until 1340. Records about the town date back to the 13th century, when Alfonso X overran Utrera as part of his conquest of Seville, located 30 km to the northwest. However, archaeological work shows people have lived on the site since pre-Roman times. Today the town's five chapels, dating from the 14th to 18th centuries, churches and 14th century castle are popular tourist attractions for visitors to Andalusia.

Utrera is considered the cradle of the fighting bull and the flamenco, and there are many famous cattle farms in its municipal district.

The area is known for numerous festivities, particularly the fair, which is celebrated during the days before and after the day of Utrera's patron saint: the Virgin of Consolación. This fiesta attracts many people from all over Andalusia and Spain as a whole.

Utrera is also known for the mostachón, a kind of small flattened cake made with sugar and cinnamon.

Utrera's climate is characterized by the annual alternation between a dry period, which lasts more than four months and which has high temperatures, and another one humid (autumn-winter) with mild temperatures.

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