Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

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The Historic Walled Town of Cuenca is a medieval Spanish city dramatically perched between deep river gorges, renowned for its hanging houses and remarkably preserved historic architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic city ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ
conqueredBy Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
conquestYear 1177 ⓘ
controlledBy Muslim rulers ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
developedDuring Middle Ages ⓘ
elevation about 946 metres above sea level ⓘ
foundedAs Moorish fortress town ⓘ
function administrative centre ⓘ
defensive stronghold ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Cuenca ⓘ
hasPart Casas Colgadas ⓘ
Cuenca Cathedral ⓘ
Plaza Mayor ⓘ
San Pablo Bridge ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
medieval streets ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
imageSubject panoramic views over gorges ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1996 ⓘ
knownFor defensive walls ⓘ
dramatic topography ⓘ
hanging houses ⓘ
medieval urban fabric ⓘ
locatedBetween Huécar Gorge ⓘ
linked to: Huécar valley

Júcar Gorge ⓘ
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha ⓘ
Province of Cuenca ⓘ
central Spain ⓘ
locatedOn rocky hill ⓘ
mainBuildingMaterial local stone ⓘ
notableFeature fortified gates ⓘ
houses built on cliff edge ⓘ
religious buildings from various periods ⓘ
officialName Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
originalName Kunka ⓘ
partOf City of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Cuenca
periodOfSignificance 12th to 18th centuries ⓘ
preservationStatus well preserved ⓘ
SpanishName Ciudad Histórica Fortificada de Cuenca ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSerialProperty no ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 781 ⓘ
urbanMorphology irregular medieval street pattern ⓘ

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Castile-La Mancha → hasHeritageSite → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Cuenca → heritageDesignationAppliesTo → Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
World Heritage Sites in Spain → hasPart → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Azuay Province → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Province of Cuenca → hasHistoricSite → historic walled city of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Province of Cuenca → hasLandmark → hanging houses of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Province of Cuenca → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca → officialName → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca → SpanishName → Ciudad Histórica Fortificada de Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Cuenca → heritageDesignation → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Cuenca province → hasUNESCOSite → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Cuenca province → hasUNESCOSite → Hanging Houses of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
New Cathedral of Cuenca → worldHeritageStatus → within UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca" ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
El Barranco along the Tomebamba River → partOf → historic center of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Cuenca, Spain → heritageDesignationAppliesTo → Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
Cuenca, Spain → hasPart → Old Town of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Old Cathedral of Cuenca → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Parque Calderón → locatedInHistoricCenter → Historic Centre of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Tomebamba River → passesNear → historic center of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Huécar valley → adjacentTo → historic centre of Cuenca ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Huécar valley → hasViewOf → Cuenca old town ⓘ
linked to: Historic Walled Town of Cuenca