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Sito istituzionale. Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale. Jerez de la Frontera (pron. [xe'ɾeð ðe la fɾɔn'teɾa] ), meglio conosciuto, semplicemente, come Jerez (pron. [xe'ɾeθ] ), è un comune spagnolo di 212.730 abitanti ( 2022) situato nella comunità autonoma dell' Andalusia, nella provincia di Cadice ed è uno dei due ...
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The classical Latin name of Asta Regia, unrelated to the present name, referred to an ancient city now found within Mesas de Asta, a rural district approximately 11 km (6.84 mi) from the center of Jerez. The current Spanish-language name came by way of the Arabic-language name شريش Sherīsh, used during the Muslim period in Iberia. The placename was...
Prehistory and Ancient history
Traces of human presence in the area date from the upper Neolithic, and humans have inhabited Jerez de la Frontera since at least the Copper or Neolithic Age, but the identity of the first natives remains unclear. The first major protohistoric settlement in the area (around the third millennium BC) is attributed to the Tartessians. Jerez later became a Roman city under the name of Asta Regia(located 8 km further north at Cortijo el Rosario).
Middle Ages
After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Vandals and the Visigoths ruled the area until the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the early 8th century. In the 11th century it briefly became the seat of an independent taifa. Some years later 'Abdun ibn Muhammad united it with Arcos de la Frontera and ruled both (ca. 1040–1053). In 1053 it was annexed to Seville. From 1145 to 1147 the region of Arcos and Jerez briefly operated as an emirate under the dependency of Granada, led by Abu'l-Qa...
Early modern period
The discovery of the Americas and the conquest of Granada, in 1492, made Jerez one of the most prosperous cities of Andalusia through trade and through its proximity to the ports of Seville and Cádiz. Attracted by the economic possibilities offered by the winemaking business, a substantial foreign European population (English, Flemish, Portuguese and, most notably, Genoese) installed in the city. Together with the local wealthy class, they participated in slave ownership. Despite the social,...
The city of Jerez is governed by the ayuntamiento (municipality) of Jerez, whose representatives, as in other towns in Spain, are elected every four years by universal suffrage for all citizens older than 18 years of age. The body is chaired by the mayor of Jerez. Currently, the mayor is María del Carmen Sánchez Díaz, a member of Spanish Socialist ...
The economy of Jerez has traditionally been centred on the wine industry, with exports of sherry worldwide. Because it lacks the civil service that other cities enjoy, Jerez has based its economy on industry. The cultivation of fruits, grains, and vegetables and horse and cattle husbandry has also been important to the local economy. It is the home...
Location
Jerez de la Frontera is located in the region of Campiña de Jerez, which includes the municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera and San José del Valle. The territory of the region corresponds to the previous municipality of the city of Jerez, before the disintegration of San José del Valle in 1995. The municipality of Jerez is the largest in the province of Cadizand the sixth in Spain with 1188 square kilometers. The region of the Campiña de Jerez is crossed by the Guadalete River. There are sev...
Climate
Jerez de la Frontera and the rest of the Cádiz metropolitan area have a Subtropical–Mediterranean climate. For its situation being inland (specially the airport which is further inland than the city), the Atlantic influences are small. Jerez is characterized by mild, short winters with occasional cool nights and hot, long summers with occasional very hot temperatures; unlike the surrounding coastal areas which are characterized by very mild winters and long warm summers. Most of the rain fall...
Religious sites
1. The Cathedral 2. Church of San Miguel (15th century), in Gothic–Baroquestyle 3. Church of San Mateo, in Gothic style, the oldest in the city 4. The Charterhouse 5. Church of Santiago, dating to the time of Alfonso X of Castile(reigned 1252–1284) 6. Church of San Juan de los Caballeros, created after Alfonso X's conquest of the city in 1264 7. Church of San Marcos(13th century) 8. Church of San Dionisio(13th century), built around 1457 9. Church of San Lucas, built over an old mosque 10. Ch...
Palaces and manors
1. Casa-palacio de la calle Lealas, número 20 2. Casa-palacio de los Ponce de León 3. Casa de los Basurto 4. Casa Petra de la Riva 5. Palace of Marqués de Montana 6. Palacio Dávila 7. Palacio de Bertemati 8. Palacio de Campo Real 9. Palacio de Riquelme 10. Palacio de los Condes de Montegil 11. Palacio de los Condes de Puerto Hermoso 12. Palacio de los Morla y Melgarejo 13. Palacio de Luna 14. Palacio de Mirabal 15. Palacio de Villapanés 16. Palacio de Villavicencio 17. Palacio del Barón de Al...
Museums
1. Archaeological Museum 2. Bullfighting Museum 3. Nativity scene Museum 4. Museos de la Atalaya 5. Pinacoteca Rivero 6. Museo del Traje Andaluz 7. Museo de Tecnología Agraria Antonio Cabral 8. Museo del Enganche
Wine
Jerez is the world capital of sherry, a fortified wine made from white grapes grown near the city of Jerez. Jerez has been a centre of viniculture since the Phoenicians introduced winemaking to Spain in 1100 BC.[citation needed] The Romans continued the practice after they took control of Iberia around 200 BC. The Moors conquered the region in AD 711 and introduced distillation, which led to the development of brandy and fortified wine. Because sherry was a major wine export to the United Kin...
Carthusian breed of horses
Jerez is the original home of the Carthusian sub-strain of the Andalusian horse breed, known as the Caballo cartujano in Spain. In the latter 1400s, the Carthusian monks began breeding horses on lands donated by Álvaro Obertos de Valeto for construction of the Charterhouse of Jerez de la Frontera (la Cartuja de Jerez de la Frontera). When the Spanish Crown decreed that Spanish horse breeders should breed their Andalusian stock with Neapolitan and central European stock, the monks refused to c...
Flamenco
Jerez is proud of its Andalusian Centre of Flamenco, which was founded in 1993 to safeguard and promote the values and standards of flamenco. It is devoted to the investigation, recovery, and collection of flamenco-related historical documents, whether they are in audio, visual, or journalistic form. It also has a collection of flamenco artifacts, including musical instruments, costumes, promotional posters, sheet music, and postcards. The centre operates a museum and library to help educate...
Circuito de Jerez
The city of Jerez is the first motorcycling world capital. It is the site of Circuito de Jerez, formerly called the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, where the annual MotoGPMotorcycle Grand Prix is contested. The race course is also a prime destination for Formula One teams wishing to perform off-season testing. In the past it has hosted the F1 race itself, namely the Spanish Grand Prix between 1986 and 1990, before the race moved permanently to the Catalunya Circuit near Barcelona. Since then Je...
Complejo Municipal de Chapín
The Complejo Municipal de Chapín is a complex of sports facilities that includes a football stadium and field, a baseball field, equestrian facilities and a Sports Hall, as well as a futsal field and basketball and volleyball courts. The Estadio Municipal de Chapín, a multi-purpose stadium, was built in 1988 and seats 20,523 spectators. In 2002 the stadium was remodeled to hold the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games. The whole grandstand was covered with a roof, and a hotel and spa-gym were adde...
Domecq Stadium
The Domecq Stadium was the first football stadium in Jerez de la Frontera. It was the home of Xerez CD and Jerez Industrial CFbefore its demolition. The Stadium del Parque (Park Stadium) was built in 1923 and remodeled (with the name of Domecq Stadium) in 1932 by the architect Francisco Hernández Rubio. It held 20,523 and it was demolished in 1988.
There are 76 elementary schools, 41 secondary schools, 12 adult education centres and 10 public libraries in the city of Jerez.[citation needed]
Airport
Jerez Airport, also known as Aeropuerto de La Parra, is the main airport in the province of Cádiz. It is located 8 km (5 mi) north of the city centre and is connected to the city by train and bus. It was built in 1937, during the Spanish Civil Warby the Nationalists in order to transport soldiers from Africa to Spain. The airport was open to civil traffic in 1992. It is the third most important airport in Andalucia after Malaga and Seville.
Train
Jerez has had a railway line since 1854, which was one of the first in Spain, the Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway. The line went between Jerez and El Puerto de Santa María and transported wine barrels for export. Jerez de la Frontera railway stationis used by more passengers than Cádiz and is the fourth busiest in Andalucia. Next to the Aeropuerto de Jerez, there is a new train station which connects the airport through the Cercanías Cádiz line C-1 to nearby Jerez, and also to Cádiz, Sevill...
Bus
The city of Jerez has 16 bus lines: 1. L 1 Esteve-San Telmo-Constitución 2. L 2 Esteve-Picadueñas 3. L 3 Esteve-La Plata-Mosto-San Juan de Dios 4. L 4 Esteve-García Lorca-El Altillo 5. L 5 Esteve-Campus-Guadalcacín 6. L 6 Esteve-Campus-La Granja 7. L 7 Angustias-La Pita-Estella del Marqués 8. L 8 Circunvalación I 9. L 9 Circunvalación II 10. L 10 Canaleja-Atlántico-Esteve-Hacienda-Hospital 11. L 12 Alcázar-C. Salud San Telmo-El Portal/Guadabajaque 12. L 13 Alcázar-Blas Infante-Asisa 13. L 14...
Jerez de la Frontera, meglio conosciuto, semplicemente, come Jerez, è un comune spagnolo di 212.730 abitanti (2022) situato nella comunità autonoma dell'Andalusia, nella provincia di Cadice ed è uno dei due comuni che costituiscono la comarca di Campiña de Jerez. La locuzione de la Frontera si riferisce alla Frontiera Granadina.
Jerez de la Frontera is a city in the province of Cádiz, in the region of Andalusia in Spain. It is famous as the home of the wine called sherry, whose name comes from the city's old Arabic name, pronounced Sherish. Jerez de la Frontera, once called Xeres, has a rich history from the days of the Moorish Arab occupation of the ...
