Osuna

Osuna
Municipality
View of Osuna
Flag Coat of arms
Osuna Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.100°W / 37.233; -5.100Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.100°W / 37.233; -5.100
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Seville
Government
• Mayor	Rosario Andújar Torrejón (PSOE)
Area
• Total	592.49 km2 (228.76 sq mi)
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	17,622
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ursaonense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	41640
Website	Official website

Osuna (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈsuna]) 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.

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 popular culture[]

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.^[2]

See also[]

• List of Dukes of Osuna
• Turdetani
• University of Osuna
• Collegiate Church of Osuna

References[]

External links[]

• Information about Osuna from the Andalusian Statistical Institute (in Spanish).
• Photo Essay on Osuna

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