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University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

Cultural · Inscribed: 1998

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Site Information

UNESCO ID: 876
Category: Cultural
Country: Spain
Inscribed: 1998
Coordinates: 40.4829, -3.3631
Components: 20
Wikidata: View on Wikidata

Selection Criteria

(ii) (iv) (vi)

Criteria: (ii), (iv), (vi)

Description

founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in 1499, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city, World Heritage Site

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