Cazalla de la Sierra
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Cazalla de la Sierra is a small town in the province of Seville
, in southern Spain
. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Morena
, which acts as a border between the region of Andalusia
and the regions of Extremadura
and Castilla-La Mancha.
In 2006, the town had a population of 5,153 inhabitants and an area of 352 km2. It rests at an altitude of 595m above sea level and is 89 km north of Seville. The local speech of Cazalla, like that of the province's capital but unlike most of the province itself, exhibits seseo.
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, in southern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Morena
Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It stretches for 400 kilometres East-West across southern Spain, forming the southern border of the Meseta Central plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, and providing the watershed between the valleys of the Guadiana to the...
, which acts as a border between the region of Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
and the regions of Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
and Castilla-La Mancha.
In 2006, the town had a population of 5,153 inhabitants and an area of 352 km2. It rests at an altitude of 595m above sea level and is 89 km north of Seville. The local speech of Cazalla, like that of the province's capital but unlike most of the province itself, exhibits seseo.