Mompox

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Mompox is a historic colonial town in northern Colombia, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Mompox canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
demographicsLanguage Spanish-speaking population ⓘ
foundedAs Santa Cruz de Mompox ⓘ
foundedBy Alonso de Heredia ⓘ
linked to: Pedro de Heredia
foundingDate 1537 ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Santa Cruz de Mompox ⓘ
hasCulturalEventType religious processions and festivals ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice gold filigree craftsmanship ⓘ
hasHeritageStatusReason exceptional preservation of colonial urban fabric ⓘ
hasNotableBuildingType colonial church ⓘ
colonial house ⓘ
hasRiverIslandSetting true ⓘ
hasTourismAttractionType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
hasUrbanPattern Spanish colonial grid plan ⓘ
heritageDesignation Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRole important river port during colonial period ⓘ
support center for Colombian independence movement ⓘ
isPartOf historic colonial towns of Colombia ⓘ
knownFor colonial mansions ⓘ
historic churches ⓘ
traditional gold filigree jewelry ⓘ
well-preserved colonial urban layout ⓘ
languageUsed Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Bolívar Department ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision northern Colombia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Caribbean region of Colombia ⓘ
locatedOn Magdalena River ⓘ
namedAfter indigenous Mompox people ⓘ
officialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
partOf Magdalena River trade route (historical) ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity commerce ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
religionMajority Roman Catholicism ⓘ
timeZone Colombia Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: America/Bogota
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (iv) ⓘ
criterion (v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1995 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType cultural ⓘ
UTCOffset −05:00 ⓘ

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