Alcaudete

Alcaudete is a city located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 10,558. It is home to a 12th-14th century Moorish castle, located on the top of the hill commanding the town. Other sights include the Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor (15th century).

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Alcaudete
city
Coat of arms
Alcaudete Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 37°35′N 4°06′W / 37.583°N 4.100°W / 37.583; -4.100
Country	Spain
Province	Jaén
Comarca	Sierra Sur de Jaén
Government
• Mayor	Valeriano Martín Cano
Area
• Total	238 km2 (92 sq mi)
Elevation	676 m (2,218 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	10,129
• Density	42.6/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Alcaudetense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website
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The city was established on the site of the Roman settlement of Sosontigi, which was part of the Conventus Astigitanus.^[2] The town of Fravasoson was 3 to 5 miles away.^[3]

1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
2. ^ Ruiz Acevedo, Juan; de Paz Sánchez, Manuel (2018). "Los límites de la Bética y las ciudades de los conventos astigitano e hispalense en las fuentes literarias grecolatinas". In Campos Carrasco, Juan M.; Bermejo Meléndez, Javier (eds.). Ciudades romanas de la provincia Baetica Vol. 1 (in Spanish). Huelva, Spain: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Huelva. p. 82. ISBN 9788417776039.
3. ^ Masdeu, Juan Francisco (1789). Historia critica de España, y de la cultura española: España romana. 1787-1807 (in Spanish). A. de Sancha. p. 345.

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