Pamplona in Spain

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Pamplona in Spain
Pamplona i? ?lso called Laso Iruñea ?r Iruñ? ?n
Basque. Pamplona i? th? main town ?n the
province ?f Navarre. Mor??v?r, it was the
capital ?f th? ancient Navarre kingdom. Thi?
city ?? world famous f?r the festival ?f San
Fermin, where th? operation ?f bulls ?r Bull Run
?s ?n? of the biggest attractions. Th?? festival
called San Fermines by th? locals wa? brought t?
th? world's attention with Ernest Hemingway's
fir?t n?vel.
Location
Place ?f Pamplona is located ?n th? center ?f
Navarre in a valley known ?s th? Pamplona Basin
wh?ch connects th? northern mountains t? th?
valley ?f th? Ebro. Furth?rmor?, ?t ?s
92 km fr?m the city of San Sebastian ?nd 407
miles from th? capital Madrid. Th? climate ?nd
landscape ?? a transition b?twe?n th? two main
geographical regions ?f Navarre. Its central
location ?t th? crossroads served a? ? trade link
betw??n the v?r? differ?nt parts ?f th? natural
beauties of Navarre.
History
In 1975-1974, the region was us?d ?? the field
for th? Roman General Pompey in the war with
Sertorius. He ?? assumed t? b? the founder ?f
Pompaelo, whi?h wa? Pamplona l?ter. It i? al??
assumed th?t Pamplona w?? th? capital ?f the
Vascones and th?? called ?t Pampilona. Although
?t c?nn?t be regarded a? ?ne of the leading
cities of Roman Hispania, latest archaeological
researches hav? shown a high degree of
development.
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In th? 11th century ?n th? spur of economic
development Pamplona resumed ?t? life.
Bishops fr?m Pamplona regained th?ir leadership
church wh??h was ?n previous centuries ?n
isolated monasteries ?nd th?? ??tu?lly emerged ?s
th? religious authority. Th? pilgrimages to
Santiago de Compostela had don? much t? boost
trade ?nd cultural ties w?th Christian Europe
b?yond the Pyrenees.
Urban growth
Urban growth h?s be?n accompanied b? th?
development of industry and services.
Population growth was th? result of strong
immigration process in 1960 and 1970
Navarre i? rural ?nd l??? developed th?n oth?r
places ?n Spain, ??pec??ll? Castilla y Leon and
Andalusia. S?n?? 1990, immigration i? m??tl? fr?m
abroad.
Lik? m?n? oth?r European cities, ?t ?? ver? easy
t? distinguish wh?t ?s called Old Town (Casco
Viejo) and the n?w neighborhoods. Th? oldest part
of th? ?ld town ?? equivalent t? th? Roman city
Navarrerí?. Dur?ng th? 12th century neighborhoods
in Saint-Sernin (San Saturnino ?nd San Cernin)
?nd Saint-Nicolas (San Nicolás) wer? established.
Charles III united thr?e sites under ? single
municipality ?n 1423.
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