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Priego de Córdoba: town hall
Town hall of Priego de Córdoba, Spain.
Priego de Córdoba
city, Spain
Priego de Córdoba, city, Córdoba provincia (province), in Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southern Spain. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Granada city. Originally a Roman settlement, it changed hands several times during the medieval Moorish-Christian wars and was finally united to Christian Spain in 1409. Its fortifications were built by the Moors. An agricultural centre, Priego has woollen and cotton mills, and brandy is produced there. Pop. (2008 est.) 19,025.
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