Nervión, Seville

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Nervión is a large, modern neighborhood in the eastern zone of Seville, Spain. The neighborhood is an important commercial district of the city, where much of the regional capital's business takes place. It is the second focal point of the city, and is home to a number of important sites:

• Santa Justa, Seville's major train station, with high-speed links via the AVE to Madrid, Córdoba, and Cadiz.
• Estadio Ramón Sanchez Pizjuan, home to Sevilla FC, one of Seville's two top-level soccer teams.
• El Prado, a gardened zone that serves as a major short-distance bus hub.
• Estación de Cadiz, the lesser of the city's two train stations.

The Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales (School of Business) of the Universidad de Sevilla is located in this neighborhood.

The Seville Metro will have four stations in the neighborhood: Prado, San Bernardo, Nervión and Gran Plaza. All of these will be on Line 1, which is expected to be operational by November 2008. The Prado station also connects to the planned Line 3, as well as the city's primary short-distance bus hub.

Many TUSSAM bus routes connect Nervión with other neighborhoods, as well as internally. These include circular lines such as the C1/C2 in addition to a number of other lines, such as the 27, that connect it with the historical center.

[edit] History

Prior to 1911, most of Nervión was cultivated land, especially for the purposes of cotton growth. A few structures did exist in the zone, however, including a penitentiary, Sevilla 1, which still

stands, albeit out of use and in the process of historical renovation. The remains of Roman aqueducts that brought water in from the hills of Carmona were, and still are, to be found in the area.

Development of Nervión began in 1911, comprising what was then an outskirt of the city. The architect in charge of the planning and development was renowned Spanish architect Anibal Gonzalez, who designed many other famous structures in Seville and the rest of Andalusia.

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