Alcañices

Alcañices
Municipality
Alcañices

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 41°41′58.85″N 6°20′52.66″W / 41.6996806°N 6.3479611°W / 41.6996806; -6.3479611
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castile and León
Province Zamora
Comarca Aliste
Mancomunidad Tierras de Aliste
Government
  Mayor Jesús M. Lorenzo Mas (PP)
Area
  Total 54.76 km2 (21.14 sq mi)
Elevation 810 m (2,660 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 1,122
  Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alcañizanos
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 49500
Climate Csb
Website Official website

Alcañices is a small town in the province of Zamora, Spain. It is very close to the Portugal-Spain border, not far from the Portuguese town of Bragança.

On September 12, 1297 the Treaty of Alcañices was signed in Alcañices between Portugal and Castile. This treaty established the border between Portugal and Spain which is one of the oldest borders in Europe.

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