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Jerez de la Frontera is a city in Andalusia, Spain.

Jerez de la Frontera Municipality in Andalusia, Spain

Jerez de la Frontera, or simply Jerez, is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. As of 2015, the city, the largest in the province, had a population of 212,876. It is the fifth largest in Andalusia, and has become the transportation and communications hub of the province, surpassing even Cádiz, the provincial capital, in economic activity. Jerez de la Frontera is also, in terms of land area, the largest municipality in the province, and its sprawling outlying areas are a fertile zone for agriculture. There are also many cattle ranches and horse-breeding operations, as well as a world-renowned wine industry (Xerez).

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Geography

Jerez de García Salinas Place in Zacatecas, Mexico

Jerez is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. To distinguish the two, the town is officially called Jerez de García Salinas to honor an 18th-century reformer. The town of Jerez is the local government of 128 other communities, a rural area noted for its production of fruit trees and dairy. The town was named a Pueblo Mágico to attract tourism, as it lies close to the state capital of Zacatecas and offers handcrafts, traditional food and architecture.

The Jerez is a river in western Serbia, a 56 km-long right tributary to the Sava river.

Spain

Jerez de los Caballeros Town in Extremadura, Spain

Jerez de los Caballeros is a town of south-western Spain, in the province of Badajoz. It is located on two hills overlooking the River Ardila, a tributary of the Guadiana, 12 miles east of the Portuguese border. The old town is surrounded by a Moorish wall with six gates. The newer portion is well built, and has numerous orange and other fruit trees. Its main industry is in agricultural production, especially in ham and bacon from herds of swine which are reared in the surrounding oak forests. The town is said to have been founded by Alfonso IX of Leon in 1229; in 1232 it was extended by his son Ferdinand III the Saint, who gave it to the Knights Templar. Hence the name Jerez de los Caballeros, Jerez of the Knights.

Jérez del Marquesado Municipality in Andalusia, Spain

Jérez del Marquesado is a municipality in the province of Granada, southern Spain. It borders the municipalities of Cogollos de Guadix, Albuñán, Valle del Zalabí, Alquife, Lanteira, Bérchules, Trevélez, Güéjar Sierra and Lugros.

The Taifa of Jerez was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom in what is now southern Spain. Established in 1145, it existed until it was conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.

Other uses

Sherry fortified wine made from white grapes

Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain. Sherry is produced in a variety of styles made primarily from the Palomino grape, ranging from light versions similar to white table wines, such as Manzanilla and Fino, to darker and heavier versions that have been allowed to oxidise as they age in barrel, such as Amontillado and Oloroso. Sweet dessert wines are also made from Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel grapes, and are sometimes blended with Palomino-based Sherries.

Circuito de Jerez Race track in Andalusia, Spain

Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, is a 4.428 km (2.751 mi) racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, 90 km (55.9 mi) south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing south of Spain. The project was led by the Spanish engineer Manuel Medina Lara, based on a preliminary idea from Alessandro Rocci.

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Jerez Airport airport

Jerez Airport, is an airport located 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain, about 28.1 mi (45.2 km) from Cádiz.

Banda Jerez is a Mexican banda group from Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico formed in the late 1980s. Banda Jerez's hits include "Billete Verde", "Una Mujer Casada" "Tan Bonita", "Cerveza Helada", "La Cabrona", "La Baraja","tamarindo", and "la iguana". The band was named after Jerez de García Salinas, Zacatecas, Mexico, where it was founded. Banda Jerez re-works traditional ranchera songs, from Antonio Aguilar Vicente Fernández Heriberto Lazcano and José Alfredo Jiménez. The ensemble of members consist of vocalists Marco Antonio Flores, and Rafael Juárez, and three clarinettists, three trumpeters, three trombonists, two Charchetas, a tambora, a tarola, and a tuba player. They are known for their explicit lyrics.

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Province of Cádiz Province of Spain

Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of continental Europe.

Frontera may refer to:

Fray Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa was a Spanish friar of the Discalced Carmelites originally from Jerez de la Frontera whose Compendio y Descripcion de las Indias Occidentales has become a source of detail for the history of South America, since the manuscript's discovery in the Vatican Library in 1929.

Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix motorcycle race held in Spain

The Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season that takes place at Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto outside Jerez de la Frontera in Andalucia. In addition to this event, three other World Championship motorcycling events take place in Spain as of the 2010 season: the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix and the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia respectively.

Campiña de Jerez Comarca in Andalusia, Spain

The comarca of the Campiña de Jerez is a comarca in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain.

2002 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain from September 10 to September 22, 2002. They were the 4th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera diocese of the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. Its name derives from the localities of Medina-Sidonia and Jerez de la Frontera. This bishopric was erected the 3 of March 1980 by means of a Papal Bull, with the name of Asidonense-Jerezano, in memory of the old Asidonense Bishopric and because its present seat is in Jerez de la Frontera. The main temple of this diocese the Colegiata of San Salvador, today Jerez's Cathedral. The Bishopric of the Diocese is in Palace of Bertemati, in the Seat of the Stream. Asidonia-Jerez Seminary was founded in 1985.

Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera cultural property in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

The Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera is an archaeological museum on the Plaza del Mercado in Jerez de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, southern Spain. The museum occupies an 18th-century building which was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.

Cádiz (wine region)

Cádiz is a Spanish appellation describing Vino de la Tierra wines whose terroir is located in the autonomous region of Andalusia. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral Church in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.

The Autovía A-382 is a local autovía in Andalusia, Spain. It is 27 km long and runs from the Autopista AP-4 at Jerez de la Frontera to Arcos de la Frontera. It was originally part of the N-342 road.

Álvaro Obertos de Valeto, was a knight of the Spanish nobility, as well as a pious jurist who donated the land for construction of the Charterhouse of Jerez de la Frontera, the first stone of which was laid on December 17, 1478.

Old City Hall of Jerez de la Frontera cultural property in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

The Old City Hall of Jerez de la Frontera is a building located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1943.

Yeguada Militar de Jerez de la Frontera

The Yeguada Militar de Jerez de la Frontera', known outside Spain as the Yeguada Militar, is a military Spanish stud farm headquartered in Andalusia, Spain, dedicated to horse breeding of purebred Andalusian horses and Arabian horses. Founded in 1847, it became the state military stud farm in 1893. In the 20th century, as need for cavalry horses declined, the stud's emphasis shifted to become a genetic reservoir to preserve the bloodlines of the Pure Spanish Horse and to continue to breed high quality Arabian horses, with stallions of both breeds being made available to private horse breeders to improve the horses of Spain. Today, there are two facilities located in the Jerez de la Frontera area, one primarily for stallions, the other for mares and foals, as well as multiple stallion depots across the country.

2014 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2014 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2014 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera on 4 May 2014.

2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera on 24 April 2016.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

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