Dos Hermanas
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Dos Hermanas (Template:IPA, "two sisters") is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Andalusia in Spain. It is part of the Seville metropolitan area, lying Template:Convert south of the city of Seville. With a population of 140,463 as of 2024, it is the second-largest municipality in the Province of Seville, the 9th-largest in Andalusia and 50th-largest in Spain.
History
The town’s name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours Elvira and Estefanía Nazareno, the two sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military commanders. For this reason natives of Dos Hermanas are called nazarenos/as.
In Tirso de Molina's play The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest (El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra) (1612-1620), Dos Hermanas is mentioned as the place where Don Juan Tenorio manages to interpose himself in the marriage of two plebeians, Arminta and Batricio, whom he cleverly deceives. The Trickster of Seville and Stone Guest is the play from which the myth of "Don Juan" derives the name.
Demographics
As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 7,015, equal to 5.0% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Moroccans (690), Colombians (666), Venezuelans (522), Germans (374) and Argentinians (357).<ref name="population" /> Template:Historical populations
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Economy
The main economic activities of the city today are the production and distribution of olive oil and "Spanish olives", together with a significant number of service industriesTemplate:Cn.
Transmitter
At Dos Hermanas, south of Los Palacios (geographical coordinates: Template:Coord), there is a powerful broadcasting mediumwave facility with a Template:Convert 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.
Transport
The main area of the city is crossed by the Cercanías Sevilla commuter-rail, with lines C-1 and C-5 serving the area. The district of Montequinto has 4 stations of Seville Metro, connecting the city to the capital of the province.
Sports
The town's football club, Dos Hermanas CF, was founded in 1971. It plays in the Primera Andaluza, the highest league in the region. It has had four spells playing in national leagues, including the third tier, the Segunda B, between 1999 and 2002. It returned to regional football in 2010.
Dos Hermanas has hosted an annual Template:Ill since 1989.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
The members of Spanish lounge music duo Los del Río (known for their song "Macarena") are natives of Dos Hermanas and still reside in the city.
Spanish popstar Melody comes from Dos Hermanas. In 2014, a controversy was sparked when an interviewer for Cuatro TV asked her about her polished accent 'despite being from Dos Hermanas', leading to debate on classism and Madrid-centric snobbery regarding Andalusian accents.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Melody represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, coming in 24th place.
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