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Don Benito

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Las Vegas Altas

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
280 m

Province
  
Province of Badajoz

Autonomous Community
  
Extremadura

Founded
  
15th century

Postal code
  
06400

Population
  
37,011 (2014)

Local time
  
Friday 12:59 AM

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 75% Humidity

Don Benito is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the left bank of the Guadiana river. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 37,011 inhabitants.

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Map of 06400 Don Benito, Badajoz, Spain

History

Don Benito dates from the 15th century, when it was founded by refugees from Don Llorente, who deserted their own town due to the danger of floods from the Guadiana.

Battle of Medellín

On 28 March 1809, the 9 km separating Don Benito from Medellín was the site of a major French victory against Spanish troops during the Peninsular War.

Geography

Don Benito has 37,048 inhabitants, and is part of an urban area with Villanueva de la Serena (26,071 inhabitants) 5 km away.

The municipality is composed by the town of Don Benito and seven villages:

Transport

The town is served by a railway station on the Ciudad Real-Badajoz railway, part of an international line that links Madrid with Lisbon. It has been interested, along with the nearby Villanueva de la Serena, by a project of a tramway, not yet finalized. The town is also the southern terminus of the EXA2 motorway from Miajadas.

Personalities

  • Florinda Chico (1926-2011), actress
  • Jesús Gil Manzano (b. 1984), referee
  • Juanma Gómez (b. 1981), footballer
  • Twin towns

  • Fquih Ben Salah, Morocco
  • References

    Don Benito Wikipedia