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What to see and do in Benquerencia de la Serena

What to see and do in Benquerencia de la Serena (La Serena, Badajoz): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Benquerencia de la Serena

Benquerencia de la Serena
Village
Municipality of 771 inhabitants (2025) at 672 m altitude, made up of five settlements (Benquerencia, Helechal, La Nava, Puerto Hurraco and Puerto Mejoral). It was called simply 'Benquerencia' until the 1916 place-name reform. In 1842 it had 1,540 inhabitants in 350 households. The ruins of a castle survive on the sierra overlooking the village.
Represión en el caserío de Enjambraero (Benquerencia de la Serena)
Historical milestone
On February 1, 1949, four peasants were killed by the Guardia Civil at the Enjambraero farmstead, accused of collaborating with the anti-Franco guerrilla.
Castillo de Benquerencia
Monument
Remains of a ruined castle set on a rocky outcrop of the mountains, overlooking the settlement of Benquerencia de la Serena.
Sierras de Benquerencia, Los Tiros y Almorchón
Nature
A mountainous, rocky area surrounding Benquerencia de la Serena, with holm-oak dehesas and rosemary and thyme scrubland.
Cambio de nombre a Benquerencia de la Serena
Historical milestone
The municipality, formerly known simply as Benquerencia, adopted its current name in the 1916 reform of nomenclature.