Jan is a city in south-central Spain, the capital of the province of Jan in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the agricultural and trade centre for the province. Industrial establishments in the city include chemical works, tanneries, distilleries, and textile factories. After the Moorish invasion of Spain during the 8th century, the city, then known as Jayyan, was developped as a trade centre. Remains of the Moorish fortifications and citadel still stand. Jan is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric. Among the many points of interest is the Renaissance style cathedral, begun in 1532 and completed in the 18th century. Its population is 112,921 (2002), about 1/6 of the population of the province.
Jan is also known as the World Capital of Olive oil, because it’s the biggest producer of this liquid gold (as people use to say there).
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The first railway in Spain was the line Barcelona - Mataró opened in 1848, lead by the Catalan businessman Miquel Biada, born in Mataró.
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It is the home of the Xerez Club Deportivo football team.
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10 km north is the Airport Jerez.
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Biggest suburb in the E.U.
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is notable for being the biggest suburb not only in Spain but also in the European Union.
Demographics
The current population of the city is 246,415 ( census estimate 2003 ) and growing quickly. The city had a net gain of population of 6,000 people in 2003. Over 11 % of the city's residential population is born outside of Spain, ( mainly in Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Morocco ). However the city has
