Benquerencia de la Serena
| Benquerencia de la Serena | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
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  Benquerencia de la Serena Location in Spain | ||
| Coordinates: 38°42′N 5°30′W / 38.700°N 5.500°W | ||
| Province | Badajoz | |
| Comarca | La Serena | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation(AMSL) | 672 m (2,205 ft) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 904 | |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 06429 | |
| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) | |
Benquerencia de la Serena is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[1] 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 Sierra de Benquerencia, Sierra de los Tiros and Sierra de Almorchón.
Villages
- Benquerencia de la Serena
- Helechal, site of the cortijo del Enjembraero where four political prisoners: Sinesio Calderón, Antonio Cortés, Antonio Iglesias and Manuel Merinot were executed extrajudiciallly on 1 February 1949 accused of assisting the Spanish Maquis by the Francoist authorities.[2][3]
- La Nava
- Puerto Hurraco
- Puerto Mejoral
See also
References
- ↑ 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
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