Place:Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain

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NameCáceres
Alt namesAlcantarasource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Alcantara Bridgesource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Alkazaressource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) II, 710
Cáceressource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Norbasource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Norba Caesareasource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995); GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 12757
Norba Caesarinasource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) II, 710
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates39.483°N 6.383°W
Located inCáceres, Extremadura, Spain
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Cáceres is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Cáceres.

Cáceres lies at the feet of the Sierra de la Mosca, a modest hill range. It is part of the Vía de la Plata ("Silver Route") path of the Camino de Santiago that crosses the west of the Iberian Peninsula in a north–south direction.

The municipality has a land area of , the largest in Spain. In 2014 its population was around 96,000. The medieval walled city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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