La Roda de Andalucía explained

La Roda de Andalucía
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Sevilla
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Estepa
Coordinates:37.2106°N -4.7703°W
Elevation M:405
Area Total Km2:76.68
Population Demonym:Rodense/ Rodeños
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:41590
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcaldesa
Leader Name:Milagros Prieto Prieto
Leader Party:PSOE

La Roda de Andalucía is a municipality of the Province of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. In 2005 it had a population of 4,322 inhabitants and an area of 320km2. The density is 56.1 ihhab/km2. It is located at an altitude of 405m (1,329feet) and is 123km (76miles) from Seville (city).

History

Historians recorded events in the area dating back to ancient Roman times, where battering rams and utensils have been found dating back to the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey that were used during the Battle of Munda. With the Christian reconquest of Ferdinand III of Castile, the border town became the Nazari Kingdom of Granada. La Roda, as the whole region of Estepa after the Reconquest, became the domains of the Order of Santiago. In 1559 Philip II of Spain established the Marquess of Estepa, to which the town belongs until the early nineteenth century. It is in this century that it undergoes a significant change with the arrival of the railroad (lines Córdoba-Málaga and La Roda-Utrera). Since 1916 La Roda is called "DE ANDALUCIA" to distinguish it from other La Rodas in Spain.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain.

Twin towns — Sister cities

La Roda de Andalucía is twinned with:

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