Zalamea de la Serena

Municipality in Extremadura, Spain

38°38′59″N 5°39′25″W / 38.64972°N 5.65694°W / 38.64972; -5.65694Country

SpainAutonomous Community

ExtremaduraProvinceBadajozComarcaLa SerenaGovernment

• MayorJosé Antonio Murillo Dávila (PP)Area

• Total246 km² (95 sq mi)Elevation

(AMSL)

485 m (1,591 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total3,606 • Density15/km² (38/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))Postal code

06430

Area code+34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)Websitewww.zalamea.com

38°39′N 5°39′W / 38.650°N 5.650°W / 38.650; -5.650 Zalamea de la Serena is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census,^[2] 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.

Monuments There 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 Zalamea There 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.