Utrera

Utrera (OOtrā'rä) [key], city (1990 pop. 43,006), Seville prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on a branch of the Guadalquivir River. It is a rail junction and processing center of a fertile agricultural region. Horses are bred, and bulls are raised for the ring. There are a Gothic church and ruins of a medieval castle and walls.

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