Soria

Soria () is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, and capital of the province of Soria, located on the Douro river. It has a population of 40,654, representing 45.1% of the provincial population as of 2024. Situated at about 1,065 meters above sea level, Soria is the second highest provincial capital in Spain.

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Soria is a city in northern Spain that serves as the capital of the province of Soria, located along the Douro river at a notably high elevation of about 1,065 meters above sea level. With a population of 40,654 people as of 2024, it is home to nearly half of the province's residents and ranks as Spain's second highest provincial capital.

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Settlement.official_name: Soria
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Soria.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Soria.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Soria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castile and León
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Soria
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Carlos Martínez Mínguez (PSOE)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 271.77
Settlement.elevation_m: 1065
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_total: 40654
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Soria
Demonym: sorianu
Population: 40750
Area: 271.8
Elevation: 1063
Official website: www.soria.es
Image: Canon marzo 2015 070 (16925138281) b.jpg
Dialing code: 975
Licence plate code: SO

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postal code: 42001–42005
Commons category: Soria
Commons gallery: Soria
native label: Soria
male population: 18579
female population: 20819
P8168: Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Shield
Culture
Religion
Main sights
Transport
Sport
Municipal services
Twin towns
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Although there are remains of settlements from the Iron Age and Celtiberian times, Soria itself enters history with its repopulation between 1109 and 1114, by the Aragonese king Alfonso I the Battler. A strategic enclave due to the struggles for territory between the kingdoms of Castile, Navarre and Aragon, Soria became part of Castile definitively in 1134, during the reign of Alfonso VII. Alfonso VIII was born in Soria, and Alfonso X had his court established when he received the offer to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. In Soria, the deposed king James IV of Mallorca died, and John I of Castile married. Booming during the Late Middle Ages thanks to its border location and its control over the cattle industry, Soria went into a slow decline over the next few centuries. It was damaged greatly during the Peninsular War.