Back Xerez de la Frontera AN شريش Arabic خيريز دى لا فرونتيرا ARZ Xerez de la Frontera AST Jerez de la Frontera Azerbaijani خرز ده لا فرونترا AZB Херэс-дэ-ла-Франтэра Byelorussian Хэрэс-дэ-ля-Франтэра BE-X-OLD Херес де ла Фронтера Bulgarian Jerez de la Frontera Breton

Jerez de la Frontera

"Jerez" and "Xeres" redirect here. For the wine, see Sherry. For the wine grape, see Graciano. For other uses, see Jerez (disambiguation).
Jerez de la Frontera
Municipality
Flag of Jerez de la Frontera
Flag
Coat of arms of Jerez de la Frontera
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Jerez de la Frontera
Coordinates: 36°40′54″N 06°08′16″W / 36.68167°N 6.13778°W / 36.68167; -6.13778
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceCádiz
Government
 • MayorMaría José García-Pelayo (PP)
Area
 • Total
1,188.23 km2 (458.78 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
212,879
 • Rank25th, Spain
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymJerezanos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11401 – 11409
Websitewww.jerez.es

Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland low-land plain crossed by the Guadalete river, midway the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System.

As of 2020, with 213,105 inhabitants, Jerez is the most-populated municipality in the province of Cádiz. Its municipality covers an area of 1,188.14 km2 (458.74 sq mi) and includes Los Alcornocales Natural Park.

Winegrowing has long been, particularly upon the transition to modern agro-extractivism in the mid 18th century, the main drive of the economy of Jerez.[2] During the 19th century, the local wine Sherry was overwhelmingly produced for foreign export, catering to the British market in the first place.[3] Throughout this century the city earned a reputation as a paradigm for large landowners, high social inequality, and the winery-related identity.[4]

Since 1987, Grand Prix motorcycle racing has been held at the Circuito de Jerez in early May. The circuit has also hosted several Formula One Grands Prix, including the 1997 European Grand Prix, which decided the 1997 Formula One World Championship. Other festivals in the city include the Feria de Jerez and the Holy Week.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Maldonado Rosso, Javier (1999). La formación del capitalismo en el marco del Jerez: de la vitivinicultura tradicional a la agroindustria vinatera moderna (siglos XVIII y XIX). Madrid: Huerga y Fierro Editores. pp. 23−26. ISBN 84-8374-086-9.
  3. ^ Simpson, James (2002). "Adapting to international markets: Sherry, 1820-1900". Douro. Estudos & Documentos. 7 (13). Porto: Universidade do Porto: 207−209.
  4. ^ Lozano Salado, Lola (2015). "Jerez, paradigma latifundista, burgués y obrero : relato de un siglo XIX clave". Movimiento obrero en la historia de Jerez y su entorno (siglos XIX y XX). Cádiz: Servicio de PUblicaciones de la Universidad de Cádiz. p. 47.

Developed by StudentB