Zamora, Spain

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Zamora (Spanish: [θaˈmoɾa] ) is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain. It is the capital of the province of Zamora. The city straddles the Duero river. With a population of 59,857, it is the 7th-largest city in Castile and León. With its 24 characteristic Romanesque style churches of the 12th and 13th centuries it has been called a "museum of Romanesque art". Zamora is the city with the most Romanesque churches in all of Europe. The most important celebration in Zamora is Holy Week. Zamora is part of the natural comarca of Tierra del Pan and it is the head of the judicial district of Zamora.

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