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Pinofranqueado
Pinofranqueado, locally known as ''Pinofranqueáu'', is a municipality located in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 1651 inhabitants. Royal visit King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visited Pinofranqueado in April 1998, the first royal visity to Las Hurdes since 1922. In his speech the king praised the ''Hurdanos'' for having overcome the miseries and illnesses of the past. Alquerías The following ''alquerías'' (small settlements of a few houses) are within the municipal limits of Pinofranqueado (traditional name variants are in brackets): *Aldehuela, Pinofranqueado, Aldehuela (L’Aldegüela, pronounced "laldegwela") *Avellanar (L’Avellanal) *Castillo, Pinofranqueado, Castillo (El Castillu) *Las Erías *Horcajo (Horcaju) *Mesegal *El Moral *Muela, Pinofranqueado, Muela (La Muela) *Ovejuela *Robledo, Pinofranqueado, Robledo (Robréu) *Sauceda, Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Hurdes
Las Hurdes (; Extremaduran: ''Las Jurdis'') is a ''comarca'' in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. A well-known historical region, Las Hurdes is currently a Site of Community Importance of the European Union. Description Las Hurdes covers an area of , bordered with Sierra de Gata to the west, Sierra de Francia (Salamanca Province) of Castile-Leon to the north and Trasierra/Tierras de Granadilla to the south. It is a relatively high mountain region with low population density. Its territory is linked to the neighboring valley of Las Batuecas, in whose lower fringes lies the Las Mestas ''alquería'' which is historically part of Las Hurdes. The average weather patterns of the region mark the climate in Las Hurdes as Mediterranean/Continental with Atlantic influence. Despite being usually included as part of the "humid" section of Spain ''("España húmeda")'', the physical conditions and natural v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
