Cuenca, Spain

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Cuenca, Spain is a historic city in central Spain renowned for its medieval architecture and dramatic “hanging houses” perched on cliffs above deep river gorges.

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instanceOf city
municipality
architecturalStyle Baroque
Gothic
Renaissance
capitalOf Province of Cuenca
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences
country Spain
demonym conquense
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 946 metres
governmentType municipal council
hasHeritageStatusSince 1996
hasPart Casas Colgadas
Cuenca Castle ruins
Cuenca Cathedral
Diocesan Museum of Cuenca
Museum of Spanish Abstract Art
Old Town of Cuenca
Plaza Mayor de Cuenca
San Pablo Bridge
San Pablo Convent
Torre de Mangana
hasUniversity University of Castilla-La Mancha campus in Cuenca
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
knownFor deep river gorges
dramatic cliffs
hanging houses
medieval architecture
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha
Province of Cuenca
central Spain
locatedOnTerrainFeature gorge of the Huécar River
gorge of the Júcar River
rocky hill
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf historic region of La Mancha
postalCode 16001–16004
timeZone CEST
CET
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
transport Cuenca–Fernando Zóbel railway station
traversedBy Huécar River
Júcar River
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
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Cuenca namedAfter Cuenca, Spain