Seville (English spelling)

Japanese: セビリャ(英語表記)Sevilla
Seville (English spelling)
Seville is the capital of the province of the same name in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. It has a population of 645,817 (1981). It is the largest city in Andalusia, located on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, and has the country's only inland port. It is the commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the region. It is also a large market for agricultural products in the province, and related industries include olive oil, beer, and tobacco manufacturing, as well as modern industries such as chemicals, textiles, aircraft, and agricultural machinery. It is also the tourist center of southern Spain, and is home to the Arab heritage of the Torre del Oro (13th century) in Seville Port, the Alcázar (Royal Palace), the 98-meter-tall Giralda Tower in the old town, and below it the Gothic Cathedral (15th century), the third largest in Europe.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スペイン南部,アンダルシア地方の同名県の県都。人口64万5817(1981)。グアダルキビル河岸にあるアンダルシア最大の都市で,同国で唯一の内陸港をもち,同地方の商工業と文化の中心地である。また県下の農産物の大市場で,関連産業としてオリーブ油,ビール,タバコの製造業があり,化学,繊維,航空機,農機具などの近代的工業も発達している。スペイン南部の観光の中心地でもあり,セビリャ港に立つアラブの遺産である黄金の塔(13世紀),アルカサル(王宮),旧市街にそびえる高さ98mのヒラルダの塔,その下にはヨーロッパで3番目に大きなゴシックの大聖堂(15世紀)がある。

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