Benquerencia de la Serena facts for kids
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Benquerencia de la Serena
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 Benquerencia de la Serena
Location in Extremadura
Benquerencia de la Serena
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Extremadura |
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| Province | Badajoz | |
| Comarca | La Serena | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation
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672 m (2,205 ft) | |
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 841 | |
| • Density | 8.181/km2 (21.189/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) | |
| Postal code |
06429
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| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) | |
Benquerencia de la Serena (Spanish pronunciation: [beŋ.keˈɾen.θja ðe la seˈɾe.na]) is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census, 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 extrajudicially on 1 February 1949 accused of assisting the Spanish Maquis by the Francoist authorities.
- La Nava
- Puerto Hurraco
- Puerto Mejoral
See also
In Spanish: Benquerencia de la Serena para niños
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