Dos Hermanas is a Spanish

Spain

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 city

City

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 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Seville

Seville

Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...

 in Andalusia

Andalusia

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, with a population of 125,086 as of 2010.

The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile

Ferdinand III of Castile

Saint Ferdinand III, T.O.S.F., was the King of Castile from 1217 and León from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and consolidated the...

 and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military commanders. For this reason natives of Dos Hermanas are called nazarenos/as.

The main economic activities of the city today are the production and distribution of olive oil

Olive oil

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 and "Spanish olives", together with a significant number of service industries.

The members of Spanish lounge music duo Los del Río

Los del Río

Los Del Rio, also known as "The Del Rios," was a Spanish Latin dance group formed in 1992 and broke up in mid-2007. They were best known by their smash-hit and hot dance single Macarena originally released in early 1994. The song peaked at the Hot Dance Singles and Billboard 200 by mid-1994. The...

 (known for their international hit single, Macarena

Macarena (song)

"Macarena" is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. Appearing on the 1994 album A mí me gusta, it was an international hit between 1995 and 1996, and continues to have a cult following. It was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002.The song...

) are natives of Dos Hermanas and still reside in the city.

Transmitter

At Dos Hermanas, south of Los Palacios ( geographical coordinates: 37°12′35"N 5°55′33"W ), there is a powerful broadcasting mediumwave facility with a 232 metre tall guyed mast, used for the transmission of the first program of RNE with 300 kW on 684 kHz. The transmitter, which is most often designated as "RNE-1 Sevilla" can be received easily at night throughout Europe and northern Africa.

External links

• Official city council site (in Spanish)