Arroyomolinos, Cáceres Explained

Official Name:Arroyomolinos
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Extremadura
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cáceres
Subdivision Type3:Mancomunidad
Subdivision Name3:Mancomunidad Integral Sierra de Montánchez
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Coordinates:39.1833°N -16°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antonio Eusebio Solis Balset
Area Total Km2:115.12
Elevation M:400
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Arroyomolinos, also known as Arroyomolinos de Montánchez, is a village in the province of Cáceres and autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 962 people.[1]

History

During the Peninsular War, Arroyomolinos was the site of the Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos which took place on 28 October 1811.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cáceres: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011 . . 26 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521211712/http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?path=%2Ft20%2Fe260%2Fa2011%2Fl0%2F&file=mun10.px&type=pcaxis&L=0 . 21 May 2012 .