Zalamea de la Serena | |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Spanish |
Translit Lang1 Info: | Zalamea de la Serena |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Coordinates: | 38.6497°N -5.6569°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Badajoz |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | La Serena |
Leader Party: | PP |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | José Antonio Murillo Dávila |
Area Total Km2: | 246 |
Elevation Footnotes: | (AMSL) |
Elevation M: | 485 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (GMT +2) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 06430 |
Area Code: | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) |
Website: | www.zalamea.com |
Zalamea de la Serena is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[1] the municipality has a population of 3797 inhabitants.
Zalamea is the setting of the play, "El Alcalde de Zalamea," or the "Mayor of Zalamea."
Monuments include: the dystile, and church called ´El Cristo.´ There is a small village called Docenario close to Zalamea.
MonumentsThere is a Dystile from Roman times. There is a castle and it is about 2,400 years old. There are two churches from Roman times.
Nine km to the north is Cancho Roano, a temple/ritual site of the Tartessian period, now with a Visitor centre
Other buildings and facilities in ZalameaThere is a football field. There are some sport centres. There are some street lights.
There is a castle. It is big and the color brown. The castle has got two towers.
Festivals and Celebrations
There are festivals. There is a festival called ´Romeria. There is a festival called ´San Cristobal and it is celebrated in the ´Charca.´ ´Charca´ is a big lake with fishing lines.