Pinofranqueado

Municipality in Extremadura, Spain

40°18′14″N 6°29′53″W / 40.30389°N 6.49806°W / 40.30389; -6.49806Country SpainAutonomous community ExtremaduraProvinceCáceresComarcaLas HurdesGovernment • AlcaldeJosé Antonio Caldoria GómezArea • Total148 km² (57 sq mi)Elevation760 m (2,490 ft)Population • Total1,748 • Density12/km² (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateCsa

Pinofranqueado, locally known as Pinofranqueáu, is a municipality located in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1651 inhabitants.

Royal visit

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visited Pinofranqueado in April 1998, the first royal visity to Las Hurdes since 1922. In his speech the king praised the Hurdanos for having overcome the miseries and illnesses of the past.^[2]

Alquerías

The following alquerías (small settlements of a few houses) are within the municipal limits of Pinofranqueado (traditional name variants are in brackets):

• Aldehuela (L’Aldegüela, pronounced "laldegwela")
• Avellanar (L’Avellanal)
• Castillo (El Castillu)
• Las Erías
• Horcajo (Horcaju)
• Mesegal
• El Moral
• Muela (La Muela)
• Ovejuela
• Robledo (Robréu)
• Sauceda (Saucea or Lasocea)

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