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Extremadura is contained between 37° 57′ and 40° 29′ N latitude, and 4° 39′ and 7° 33′ W longitude. The area of Extremadura is 41,633 km 2 (16,075 sq mi), making it the fifth largest of the Spanish autonomous communities. It is located in the Southern Plateau (a subdivision of the Spanish Central Plateau).
Cáceres, Spain. Cáceres (US: / ˈkɑːsəreɪs / KAH-sə-rayss, [ 2 ]Spanish: [ˈkaθeɾes] ⓘ; Extremaduran: Caçris [ˈkaθɾih]) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Cáceres. Cáceres lies at the feet of the Sierra de la Mosca, [ 3 ] a ...
Mérida (Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea level, the city is crossed by the Guadiana and Albarregas rivers. The population was 60,119 in 2017.
Its legislative branch is the unicameral Assembly of Extremadura. Executive functions are performed by seven ministries (Consejerías). The Board of Extremadura comprises the President, Vice President or Vice Presidents and regional ministers. Each minister is in charge of one Ministry and is freely appointed and dismissed by the President ...
70862. Area code. +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) Website. www.aytobadajoz.es. Badajoz (Spanish: [baðaˈxoθ] ⓘ; formerly written Badajos in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana.
The Extremadura campaign was a campaign in Extremadura, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It culminated in the Battle of Badajoz in August 1936, from which the troops of the Army of Africa under the command of Francisco Franco moved quickly to begin the march to Madrid .
The chickpea is an important Extremaduran staple. Traditionally Extremaduran children loved to eat green chick peas straight out of the pods. Among the pork or mutton-based dishes, some well-known ones are the callos con manos de cerdo (tripe with pig's feet), caldereta de cordero (mutton stew), cabrito en cuchifrito, frite de cordero (mutton fry) and the cabrito a la hortelana (kid and ...
Extremaduran (Extremaduran: estremeñu [ehtːɾeˈmeɲʊ], Spanish: extremeño) is a group of vernacular Romance dialects, related to the Asturleonese language, spoken in Extremadura and adjoining areas in the province of Salamanca. [1][2] It is difficult to establish the exact boundary between Extremaduran and the Spanish varieties spoken in ...