Benquerencia de la Serena
Benquerencia de la Serena | |
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![]() Benquerencia castle | |
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![]() ![]() Benquerencia de la Serena Location of Benquerencia de la Serena within Extremadura | |
Coordinates: 38°41′58″N 5°29′40″W / 38.69944°N 5.49444°WCoordinates: 38°41′58″N 5°29′40″W / 38.69944°N 5.49444°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Badajoz |
Comarca | La Serena |
Area | |
• Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 841 |
• Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
Postal code | 06429 |
Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) |
Benquerencia de la Serena (Spanish pronunciation: [beŋ.keˈɾen.θja ðe la seˈɾe.na]) is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[2] the municipality has a population of 904 inhabitants. It is located in La Serena comarca, in the area of the Sierra Morena, the local ranges being , and .
Villages[]
- Benquerencia de la Serena
- Helechal, site of the cortijo del Enjembraero where four political prisoners: , , and were executed extrajudiciallly on 1 February 1949 accused of assisting the Spanish Maquis by the Francoist authorities.[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
- ^ Secundino Serrano Fernández, (2011). Maquis. Historia de la guerrilla antifranquista. Madrid: Temas de hoy. p. 242. ISBN 84-8460-103-X.
- ^ Justo Vila Izquierdo, Santiago Álvarez, José Hinojosa & José Sandoval (2003). La guerrilla antifranquista en Extremadura. El movimiento guerrillero de los años 40. Barcelona: Universitas. p. 105. ISBN 84-87098-39-8
External links[]
Media related to Benquerencia de la Serena at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz
- Extremadura geography stubs