Baeza, Spain

Baeza
Municipality
Skyline, with the Cathedral at the centre.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Baeza
Coordinates: 37°59′N 3°28′W / 37.983°N 3.467°W / 37.983; -3.467
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Jaén
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Javier Cabrera Rentero (PP)
Area
• Total	194.3 km2 (75.0 sq mi)
Elevation	769 m (2,523 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	15,902
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Baezanos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23440
Website	Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference	522rev-002
Inscription	2003 (27th Session)
Area	4.8 ha (12 acres)
Buffer zone	176 ha (430 acres)

Baeza^{[n. 1]} (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈeθa]) is a city and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the comarca of La Loma. The present name was established in Roman times as Vivatia, then Biatia by the Visigoths, Bayyasa by the Moors from the 8th century onwards; until it became Baeza.

It is now principally famed for having some of the best-preserved examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in Spain. Along with neighbouring Úbeda, it was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. The former Visigothic bishopric of Baeza remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

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