Badajoz
Badajoz (Extremaduran: [Baajós] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the capital of the Badajoz Province in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The population in 2011 was 151,565.
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| Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W / 38.87889°N 6.96694°WCoordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W / 38.87889°N 6.96694°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Comarca | Tierra de Badajoz |
| Founded | 875 |
| Founded by | Ibn Marwan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Javier Fragoso (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,470 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 152,270 |
| • Rank | 302 |
| • Density | 103.6/km2 (268.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 70862 |
| Website | www |
A major Napoleonic siege was fought here between Britain and France
Town twinning
Badajoz Media
- Ibn Marwan.JPG
Statue of Ibn Marwan in Badajoz
Depiction of Badajoz in the mid-1600s
- Sir Thomas Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by J. J. Jenkins.jpg
General Sir Thomas Picton storming the Castle of Badajos. 31 March 1812
- Siege of Badajoz, by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.jpg
Siege of Badajoz. Watercolour en grisaille by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
- Plano de Badajoz 1873.jpeg
A city planning map of Badajoz in 1873 (Spanish edition)
- SpainGuadianaBasin.png
Guadiana River Basin showing location of Badajoz
- Badajoz. Campanario de la torre de la catedral. España. Spain.jpg
Bell tower of the Badajoz Cathedral. 16th century
- Badajoz, Plaza de España, Palacio Municipal 130-1.jpg
Badajoz, Plaza de España, Palacio Municipal
- Vista desde el adarve dela Alcazaba de Badajoz.JPG
Alcazaba de Badajoz.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Cinco ciudades hermanas" (in español). Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
Other websites
Media related to Badajoz at Wikimedia Commons
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