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Osuna

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Country
  
Spain

Elevation
  
328 m (1,076 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
592.5 km²

Province
  
Province of Seville

Autonomous community
  
Andalusia

Demonym(s)
  
Ursaonenses

Postal code
  
41640

Population
  
17,818 (2014)

Local time
  
Monday 8:15 PM

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Weather
  
15°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 70% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Colegiata de Nuestra Señora d, Museo de Osuna, Parque San Arcadio

Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2009, it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School.

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Map of 41640 Osuna, Seville, Spain

Among famous people associated with Osuna is Juan de Ayala, the commander of the first European ship to enter the San Francisco Bay in California.

The battle of Munda, the last battle won by Julius Caesar in person, was probably fought outside Osuna, halfway to Écija near La Lantejuela.

In Michelangelo Antonioni's film, The Passenger, the character of Locke (played by Jack Nicholson) is assassinated in a hotel located in Osuna (Hotel de la Gloria).

In 2014, parts of the fifth season of HBO's Game of Thrones were filmed in the town.

References

Osuna Wikipedia