Ladrillar, also known by its
Extremaduran name ''Lairillal'', is a municipality located in
Las Hurdes
Las Hurdes (; Extremaduran: ''Las Jurdis'') is a ''comarca'' in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. A well-known historical region, Las Hurdes is currently a Site ...
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province of Cáceres
The province of Cáceres (; ; ; ) is a province of western Spain, and makes up the northern half of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Plasencia, Coria, Navalm ...
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Extremadura
Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
, Spain. According to the 2006
census
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(
INE), the municipality has a population of 234 inhabitants.
Alquerías
The following ''alquerías'' (hamlets) are within the municipal limits of Ladrillar (traditional variants of the name are in brackets):
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Cabezo (Cabezu)
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Las Mestas, located in the lower part of the ''Valle de
Las Batuecas'', at the confluence of the
Batuecas River and the
Ladrillar River, it belongs geographically to the Las Batuecas region, even though it is historically part of Las Hurdes.
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Riomalo de Arriba (Riomalu d’Arriba)
History
According to old documents Ladrillar was formerly named "El Adrial".
In former times the seat of the municipality was in the El Cabezo alquería and Ladrillar was part of the
Nuñomoral
Nuñomoral is the head village of a municipality of the same name located in the center of the ''comarca'' of Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1,494 inh ...
area. People of Ladrillar are affectionately known to the locals of other nearby villages as "Veleguines", which means nervous, restless persons.
Ladrillar - General information
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See also
*Las Hurdes
Las Hurdes (; Extremaduran: ''Las Jurdis'') is a ''comarca'' in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. A well-known historical region, Las Hurdes is currently a Site ...
* List of municipalities in Cáceres
This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain, province of Caceres (province), Cáceres in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. There are 223 municipalities. List
See also
*Geography of Spain
*List of Spanish citie ...
References
Municipalities in the Province of Cáceres
Las Hurdes
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