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Medina Sidonia – Town Hall

Monuments in Cádiz

Medina Sidonia Town Hall

The Medina Sidonia Town Hall is located in the España Square, in the monumental area, just few minutes from the Victoria Church.

A 17th century Mannerist style building, the work of Andrés Cárdenas, where the historic archive is located. It is a baroque style, with a portal of arches resting on columns in its lower part.

The second floor, neoclasical style, has a balcony that runs from end to end and windows crowned by triangular pediments, separeted by pilasters.

The top floor is a 19th century building. The building is crowned with the stone shield of the city and the bell block.

Medina Sidonia Town HallThe building is crowned with the stone coat of arms of the city and the bell clock. An annex building has been rehabilitated as a new town hall where the Municipal Archives are located, leaving the 18th century building for plenary sessions and solemn acts.

About Medina Sidonia

The municipal term of Medina Sidonia, is located in the province of Cádiz, being bordering, from the North and following the direction of the needles of the clock, with the Cádiz municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera, Paterna de Rivera, Alcalá de los Gazules, Benalup-Casas Viejas, Los Barrios, Tarifa, Vejer de la Frontera, Chiclana de la Frontera and Puerto Real.

Its 49,418 hectares of extension represent 32.2% of the surface of the Comarca de la Janda and reach 6.69% of the surface of the province of Cádiz. With two main population centers that make up the municipality, Malcocinado-Badalejos and the city of Medina Sidonia, the municipal term counts for the year 2009 with 11,683 inhabitants. Read more…


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