Salvaleón

Salvaleón municipality
Salvaleón Castle (castillo)
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Extremadura
Province :	Badajoz
Comarca :	Sierra Suroeste
Coordinates	38 ° 31 ′  N , 6 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 31 ′  N , 6 ° 47 ′  W
Height :	519  msnm
Area :	71.8 km²
Residents :	1,755 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	24.44 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	06174
Municipality number  ( INE ):	06116
administration
Mayor :	Francisco Flores Albarrán ( PP-Extremadura ) (2015-)
Website :	www.salvaleon.es

Salvaleón is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura . In 2016, the municipality had 1,355 inhabitants on an area of ​​71.8 km².

location

General view of Salvaleón

The municipality is located south of the Tierra de los Barros landscape around 56 km southeast of the provincial capital Badajoz and 33 km north of Jerez de los Caballeros in the province of Badajoz . In the south of the municipality is the Sierra de Santa María .

Development of the population

Attractions

Virgin of Aguasanta

• Parish Church of Santa Marta from the 17th century
• Ermita de la Virgen de Aguasantas
• Castle ruins
• Toril dolmen

Web links

Commons : Salvaleón  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).