Castilleja de la Cuesta

Castilleja de la Cuesta
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Official seal of Castilleja de la Cuesta
Castilleja de la Cuesta is located in Spain
Castilleja de la Cuesta
Castilleja de la Cuesta
Location in Spain and in Andalusia.
Castilleja de la Cuesta is located in Andalusia
Castilleja de la Cuesta
Castilleja de la Cuesta
Castilleja de la Cuesta (Andalusia)
Coordinates: 37°23′N 6°03′W / 37.383°N 6.050°W / 37.383; -6.050
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceSeville
Government
 • MayorMaría Carmen Herrera Coronil (PSOE)
Area
 • Total2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Total17,167
 • Density7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.castillejadelacuesta.es

Castilleja de la Cuesta is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

Castilleja de la Cuesta has a local specialty, the "torta de aceite".[4] This is a thin, crisp baked good made with olive oil and a hint of anise.[4] They are eaten throughout Spain and exported to many countries.[5]

  1. ^ "El PSOE saca tres ediles más y consigue la mayoría absoluta en Castilleja de la Cuesta". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "E.T.G. Tortas de Aceite de Castilleja de la Cuesta". www.mapa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Tortas de aceite: de Castilleja de la Cuesta a la despensa global". Traveler (in European Spanish). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2024.