Segovia

Segovia is a ceety in Spain, the caipital o Province o Segovia in the autonomous commonty o Castile an León. It is situatit north o Madrid, 30 minutes bi heich speed train. The municipality coonts some 55,500 inhabitants.

Etymology
The name o Segovia is o Celtiberian oreegin. The first inhabitants namit the ceety Segobriga." This name comes frae twa terms o celtiberian oreegin, leid o the celtic Indo-European branch. It comes frae the term Sego, which means «victory» (prefix an aw present in ither ceeties such as Segeda an Segontia) an the suffix -briga'', which wad mean «ceety» or «strength». So it micht be translatit as "Ceety o the victory" or "Victorious ceety".

Unner the Romans and Arabs, the ceety wis cried Segovia (Σεγουβία, Ptolomeo ii. 6. § 56) an Šiqūbiyyah (Arabic شقوبية) respectively.

Sister ceeties
  Edinburgh, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1985.
  Marysville, Ohio, Unitit States, syne 2001.
  Tucson, Arizona, Unitit States.
  Tours, Fraunce, syne 1972
  Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Republic o Korea

References

External links

 Offeecial wabsteid 
 Offeecial tourism office o Segovia
  Offeecial Leid Schuils o Segovia 
 Segovia photo and video essay Part I and Part II

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Category:Municipalities in the Province o Segovia
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Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Spain
Category:Tourism in Spain