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 | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  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 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Comarca | La Siberia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,483 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editAt 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
- ^ Campo de Concentración de Casa Zaldívar: fusilamientos del 15 de mayo de 1939[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fernando Barrero Arzac, Historia y tragedia de la 109ª BM en el campo de Zaldívar (Badajoz)
External links
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Media related to Casas de Don Pedro at Wikimedia Commons- SBHAC - Biografía: Andrés Barrero Rodríguez
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