Gelves is a city located in the province of Seville, in

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, Spain. According to the 2006

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(

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), the city has a population of 8,325 inhabitants. It lies on the west bank of the

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river. The city of Gelves is not to be confused with Los Gelves, the Spanish name for the island of

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off the coast of

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, where the Spanish fought important battles in 1510 and 1520. Gelves is in the metropolitan agglomeration of the regional capital,

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

, but is a separate municipality, bordering to the north with San Juan de Aznalfarache, west with

Mairena del Aljarafe Mairena del Aljarafe () is a municipality in the province of Seville, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(Englis ...

and southwest with

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, which are also in the conurbation. Gelves also borders the municipality of the city of

Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas () is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 131,317 as of 2015. History The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours Elvir ...

to the southwest. Across the river, Gelves faces the Sevillian district of

Los Remedios Los Remedios is a district of Seville, the regional capital of Andalusia, Spain. It is located on the Isla de La Cartuja, south of the district of Triana, between two forks of the Guadalquivir river. It is linked by bridge to the city centre ( ...

on the Isla de La Cartuja.

References

External links

Gelves
- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Municipalities of the Province of Seville {{Andalusia-geo-stub