Cuenca is a city in east-central Spain and the capital of Cuenca, Castilla-la mancha province. A cone-shaped mountain area where the Hukar and vicard rivers meet. Population: 5 1 0,000. Due to the rise of wool trade in the late Middle Ages, it is famous for making silverware here.
19th century, it developed to the nearby lowlands. Houses in residential areas (old cities) with narrow streets and white rocks include Gothic churches built in 1 197. The lower town (new town) is built on the plain west of the Ukar River. Industries include tanning, flour, paper making, furniture, chemical fertilizer and woolen goods.
The original core of Cuenca is its original castle at the highest place in the city. With the growth of population, it has been developing downward from there and gradually developed into a city with a thrilling layout structure. When the town extends to the flat, that is, the lowest part of the city, it has been further expanded and developed.
Cuenca's craft:
Perhaps the best quality handicrafts in Cuenca are the so-called bulls, which are produced in large quantities all over the country. Cuenca's pottery is the most trustworthy and the most suitable example of local handicrafts. It is only sold in important handicraft workshops in Cuenca, but not elsewhere. Cuenca's ceramics are highly appraised and appreciated in Spain.
Another important local craft is wool craft. First of all, those knotted wool felts and tapestries have become a thing of the past, and those traditional crafts have been preserved and improved because of the memory and records of local craftsmen.
Cuenca has had paper since16th century. Nowadays, the paper-making technology of Kunka has been improved into several kinds of Kunka handicraft paper. Kunka craft paper enjoys a high reputation and is used to make all kinds of exquisite articles.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Cuenca City.