a city in central Spain, near Madrid, in the region of Old Castile. Capital of the province of Segovia; population, 41,900 (1970). Segovia has enterprises of the chemical (fertilizer production), rubber, cement, and flour-milling industries.
In the Middle Ages, Segovia was the residence of the kings of Castile and León. The old part of the city has retained its medieval layout. Architectural monuments include Spain’s largest ancient Roman aqueduct (109 A.D.), 12th- and 13th-century Romanesque churches that have elements of the Mudejar style, a late Gothic cathedral (1522–1626, main architects J. Gil de Hontañón and R. Gil de Honta.ñón; diocesan museum in the cloister), and palaces in the plateresque style (for example, the Casa de los Picos, 16th century). The city has a provincial museum, with collections of ancient archaeology and of painting and sculpture of the Spanish school.