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Country
  
Spain

Municipality
  
Ladrillar

Elevation
  
784 m

Population
  
197 (2014)

Province
  
Province of Cáceres

Autonomous community
  
Extremadura

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
53 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 1:39 AM

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 58% Humidity

Ladrillar, also known by its extremaduran name Ladrillal, is a municipality located in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 234 inhabitants.

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Map of 10625 Ladrillar, C%C3%A1ceres, Spain

Alquerías

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

  • Cabezo (Cabezu)
  • 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.
  • 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 area. People of Ladrillar are affectionately known to the locals of other nearby villages as "Veleguines", which means nervous, restless persons.

    References

    Ladrillar Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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