Osuna

Osuna
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Osuna is located in Spain
Osuna
Osuna
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.100°W / 37.233; -5.100
Country Spain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceSeville
Government
 • MayorRosario Andújar Torrejón (PSOE)
Area
 • Total592.49 km2 (228.76 sq mi)
Elevation328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
(2018)
 • Total17,622
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
DemonymUrsaonense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41640
WebsiteOfficial website

Osuna (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈsuna]) is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2009, it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School.

Among famous people associated with Osuna is Juan de Ayala, the commander of the first European ship to enter the San Francisco Bay in California.

The battle of Munda, the last battle won by Julius Caesar in person, was probably fought outside Osuna, halfway to Écija near La Lantejuela.

In popular culture

In Michelangelo Antonioni's film, The Passenger, the character Locke (played by Jack Nicholson) is assassinated in a hotel set in Osuna (Hotel de la Gloria), although actually filmed in Vera (Almería), Spain.

In 2014, parts of the fifth season of HBO's Game of Thrones were filmed in the town.

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