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Zarza la Mayor, frontera con Portugal

Zarza la Mayor, Comarca de Alcántara, Cáceres

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Zarza la Mayor, frontera con Portugal

Village · Zarza la Mayor, Comarca de Alcántara, Cáceres

1,096 inhabitants (INE 2025), 304 m altitude, 170.28 km². It is the only municipality in the Rivera de Fresnedosa inter-municipal association that borders Portugal. It was repopulated by the Order of Alcántara and received the title of villa in 1356. On June 16, 1665, the town was captured and its residents exiled during the Portuguese Restoration War; they did not return until 1668.

Photo: Juanchele (Public domain)

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