What is "cuellar"

'''Cuéllar ''' is a small Town and Municipality in the Province of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain. It had a population of 9,725 in 2011.

The town is settled on a hill, and it is 60 km north-east of the capital city of Segovia, and 50 km south of Valladolid. It has an extension of 272 km² and it is 857 m above sea level. Flowing though the town are the rivers Cerquilla and Cega. To the north, the town borders the municipality of Bahabón ( province of Valladolid); to the south it borders Sanchonuño; to the east is Frumales; and to the west are the municipalities of San Cristóbal de Cuéllar and Vallelado.

Cuéllar has a long-standing agriculture tradition. Specific crops are cereals, vegetables, chicory, legumes, and beet. Specific livestock raised are pigs, sheep and cows. Many years ago, forestry and resin production were important economic resources too.

Cuéllar is a town in Spain.

Cuellar or Cuéllar may also refer to:

• Cuellar (surname)

Cuellar or Cuéllar is a Spanish surname that was derived from the name of the town Cuéllar in the Segovia province of Spain, with spelling variations that include; Cuéllar, de Cuéllar, Cuellar, de Cuellar, Cuello, de Cuello, Coello de Coello and many more, and were first found in the Kingdom of Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.