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
Statue of Ibn Marwan in Badajoz
Depiction of Badajoz in the mid-1600s
General Sir Thomas Picton storming the Castle of Badajos. 31 March 1812
Siege of Badajoz. Watercolour en grisaille by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
A city planning map of Badajoz in 1873 (Spanish edition)
Guadiana River Basin showing location of Badajoz
Bell tower of the Badajoz Cathedral. 16th century
Badajoz, Plaza de España, Palacio Municipal
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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