Casas de Don Pedro, meaning 'Lord Peter's houses', is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[2] the municipality has a population of 1559 inhabitants.

Casas de Don Pedro
Flag of Casas de Don Pedro
Coat of arms of Casas de Don Pedro
Casas de Don Pedro is located in Extremadura
Casas de Don Pedro
Casas de Don Pedro
Location of Casas de Don Pedro within Extremadura
Coordinates: 39°6′20″N 5°19′51″W / 39.10556°N 5.33083°W / 39.10556; -5.33083
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
ComarcaLa Siberia
Area
 • Total142 km2 (55 sq mi)
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,483
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

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At the time of the Spanish Civil War the Francoist concentration camp of Casa Zaldívar, where Spanish Republican military personnel were interned and where many were shot,[3] was located in a cortijo of this municipality.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
  3. ^ Campo de Concentración de Casa Zaldívar: fusilamientos del 15 de mayo de 1939[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Fernando Barrero Arzac, Historia y tragedia de la 109ª BM en el campo de Zaldívar (Badajoz)
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