Dos Hermanas

Dos Hermanas
Municipality
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Dos Hermanas Location in Andalusia
Dos Hermanas Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Founded	1404 (first documented)
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Toscano Sánchez (PSOE)
Area
• Total	160.52 km2 (61.98 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	130,369
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Nazareno/a
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	41700 to 41704 and 41089 (Montequinto)
Website	Official website

Dos Hermanas is a Spanish city 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 130,369 as of 2014.

History

The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military commanders. For this reason natives of Dos Hermanas are called nazarenos/as.

Economy

The main economic activities of the city today are the production and distribution of olive oil and "Spanish olives", together with a significant number of service industries.

Transmitter

At Dos Hermanas, south of Los Palacios ( geographical coordinates: ), there is a powerful broadcasting mediumwave facility with a 232 metre tall guyed mast, used for the transmission of the first program of RNE with 300 kW on 684 kHz. The transmitter, which is most often designated as "RNE-1 Sevilla" can be received easily at night throughout Europe and northern Africa.

Notable people

The members of Spanish lounge music duo Los del Río (known for their international hit single, Macarena) are natives of Dos Hermanas and still reside in the city.

Spanish popstar Melody comes from Dos Hermanas. In 2014 a controversy was sparked when an interviewer for Cuatro TV asked her how come she spoke so well 'in spite of coming from Dos Hermanas'. This sparked a large debate on classism and Madrid-centric snobbery.[1]

Sports

Its football club, Dos Hermanas CF, was founded in 1971. It plays in the Primera Andaluza, the highest league in the region. It has had four spells playing in national leagues, including the third tier, the Segunda B, between 1999 and 2002. It returned to regional football in 2010.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• (Spanish) Official city council site