Official Name: | Alange |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Juan Pulido Gil |
Area Total Km2: | 160 |
Elevation M: | 323 |
Population Demonym: | Alangeños |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Extremadura |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alange within Extremadura |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 38.7858°N -6.2456°W |
Alange (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. the municipality has a population of 1,891 inhabitants.[1]
There has been a spa at Alange at least since Roman times when a bathhouse was constructed with separate facilities for men and women.
There is a medieval castle (but of Roman origins), located on a hill commanding the Matachel river. It was held by the Order of Santiago from the 1240s, and was abandoned in 1550.