Úbeda
Úbeda | |
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Location of Úbeda | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′50.84″N 3°22′20.81″W / 38.0141222°N 3.3724472°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Jaén |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonia Olivares Martínez (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 397.1 km2 (153.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 748 m (2,454 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 34,602 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ubetenses |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23400 |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iv) |
| Reference | 522rev-001 |
| Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
| Area | 4.2 ha (10 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 90.3 ha (223 acres) |
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Úbeda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈuβeða]) is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. The town lies on the southern ridge of the so-called Loma de Úbeda, a table sandwiched in between the Guadalquivir and the Guadalimar river beds.
Both this town and the neighbouring Baeza benefited from extensive patronage in the early 16th century resulting in the construction of a series of Renaissance style palaces and churches, which have been preserved ever since. In 2003, UNESCO declared the historic centres and landmarks of these two towns a World Heritage Site. As of 2017, the municipality has a registered population of 34,733, ranking it as the fourth most populated municipality in the province.