Baeza, Spain

Baeza
Skyline, with the Cathedral at the centre.
Skyline, with the Cathedral at the centre.
Flag of Baeza
Coat of arms of Baeza
Map
Location of Baeza
Coordinates: 37°59′N 3°28′W / 37.983°N 3.467°W / 37.983; -3.467
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceJaén
Government
 • MayorPedro Javier Cabrera Rentero (PP)
Area
 • Total194.3 km2 (75.0 sq mi)
Elevation
769 m (2,523 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total15,902
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
DemonymBaezanos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23440
WebsiteOfficial website
Part ofRenaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference522rev-002
Inscription2003 (27th Session)
Area4.8 ha (12 acres)
Buffer zone176 ha (430 acres)

Baeza[n. 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈeθa]) is a city and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the comarca of La Loma. The present name was established in Roman times as Vivatia, then Biatia by the Visigoths, Bayyasa by the Moors from the 8th century onwards; until it became Baeza.

It is now principally famed for having some of the best-preserved examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in Spain. Along with neighbouring Úbeda, it was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. The former Visigothic bishopric of Baeza remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ EB (1911).


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