Dos Hermanas

Dos Hermanas
Municipality
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Country	Spain
Founded	1404 (first documented)
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Toscano Sánchez (PSOE)
Area
• Total	159.10 km2 (61.43 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	127,375
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Nazareno/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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 127,375 as of 2011.

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.

Town Hall

Transmitter

At Dos Hermanas, south of Los Palacios ( geographical coordinates: 37°12′35″N 5°55′33″W ), 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.

Present day

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.

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.

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

• Official city council site (in Spanish)