Cáceres, Spain

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Cáceres
View o the auld toun an its surroondins.
View o the auld toun an its surroondins.
Banner o Cáceres
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Coat of airms o Cáceres
Coat airms
Cáceres is located in Spain
Cáceres
Cáceres
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°29′N 6°22′W / 39.483°N 6.367°W / 39.483; -6.367Coordinates: 39°29′N 6°22′W / 39.483°N 6.367°W / 39.483; -6.367
Kintra Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
ProvinceCáceres
ComarcaLlanos de Cáceres
Judicial destrictCáceres
Govrenment
 • MayorElena Nevado del Campo (PP)
Area
 • Total1750.33 km2 (675.81 sq mi)
Elevation
459 m (1,506 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total96,068
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cacereños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10001-10005
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid
Auld Toun o Cáceres
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Panoramic o the Auld Toun as seen frae the Bujaco Touer.
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv
Reference384
Inscription1986 (10t Session)

Cáceres (pronoonced: [ˈkaθeɾes]) is the caipital o the same name province, in the autonomous community o Extremadura, Spain. Its population wis 91,131 inhabitants in 2009. The municipio haes a land aurie o 1,750.33 km², an is the lairgest in geographical extension in Spain.

There hae been settlements near Cáceres syne prehistoric times. Evidence o this can be foond in the caves o Maltravieso an El Conejar. The ceety wis foondit bi the Romans in 25 BC.

The auld toun (Ciudad Monumental) still haes its auncient waws; this pairt o toun is an aa weel kent for its multitude o storks' nests. The waws contain a medieval toun settin wi nae ootward signs o modrenity, which is why mony films hae been shot there. The Universidad de Extremadura, an twa astronomical observatories are situatit in Cáceres. The ceety is an aa a seat o the Roman Catholic Diocese o Coria-Cáceres.

Cáceres wis declared a Warld Heritage Ceety bi UNESCO in 1986 acause o the ceety's blend o Roman, Islamic, Northren Gothic an Italian Renaissance airchitectur. Thirty touers frae the Muslim period still staund in Cáceres, o which the Torre del Bujaco is the maist famous.

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