Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
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Patrimonio de la Humanidad en España (in Spanish only)
Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España
Alcalá de Henares (In Spanish only)
Universidad de Alcalá (spanish only)

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1998
Size of heritage:

Coordinates:
Longitude: -2,632°
Latitude: 40,481°

About

Founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in the early 16th century, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. It was the original model for the Civitas Dei (City of God), the ideal urban community which Spanish missionaries brought to the Americas. It also served as a model for universities in Europe and elsewhere.


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Near airports
Torrejón Airport
Medium airport - 43 mi (69 km) Madrid Barajas International Airport
Large airport - 49 mi (80 km) Albacete-Los Llanos Airport
Medium airport - 114 mi (183 km) Ciudad Real Central Airport
Small airport - 133 mi (214 km) Valencia Airport
Medium airport - 133 mi (214 km) Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
Small airport - 138 mi (222 km) Burgos Airport
Medium airport - 139 mi (225 km) Vitoria/Foronda Airport
Medium airport - 166 mi (268 km) Alicante International Airport
Large airport - 188 mi (303 km) Málaga Airport
Large airport - 282 mi (454 km) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
Large airport - 299 mi (481 km)
Nearby places
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