Baeza

Also known as Baeza (Spain)

municipality of Spain

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Baeza is a municipality located in Spain, situated in the province of Jaén in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The town is historically significant as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized for its well-preserved Renaissance architecture and urban layout that reflects its importance during the 16th century.

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Official name: Baeza
Population: 15575
Area: 194.2
Elevation: 769
Official website: www.baeza.net
Image: Catedral de la Natividad de Ntra. Señora y Fuente de Santa María, en Baeza (Jaén, España).jpg
Licence plate code: J

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Commons category: Baeza
postal code: 23440
Commons gallery: Baeza
male population: 7841
female population: 8000
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Baeza ( Spanish pronunciation: [baˈeθa]) is a city and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the comarca of La Loma. The present name was established in Roman times as Vivatia, then Biatia by the Visigoths, Bayyasa by the Moors from the 8th century onwards; until it became Baeza.

It is now principally famed for having some of the best-preserved examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in Spain. Along with neighbouring Úbeda, it was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. The former Visigothic bishopric of Baeza remains a Latin Catholic titular see.