Cáceres, Spain

Cáceres () is the caipital o the same name province, in the autonomous community o Extremadura, Spain. Its population wis 91,131 inhabitants in 2009. The municipio haes a land aurie o 1,750.33 km², an is the lairgest in geographical extension in Spain.

There hae been settlements near Cáceres syne prehistoric times. Evidence o this can be foond in the caves o Maltravieso an El Conejar. The ceety wis foondit bi the Romans in 25 BC.

The auld toun (Ciudad Monumental) still haes its auncient waws; this pairt o toun is an aa weel kent for its multitude o storks' nests. The waws contain a medieval toun settin wi nae ootward signs o modrenity, which is why mony films hae been shot there. The Universidad de Extremadura, an twa astronomical observatories are situatit in Cáceres.  The ceety is an aa a seat o the Roman Catholic Diocese o Coria-Cáceres.

Cáceres wis declared a Warld Heritage Ceety bi UNESCO in 1986 acause o the ceety's blend o Roman, Islamic, Northren Gothic an Italian Renaissance airchitectur. Thirty touers frae the Muslim period still staund in Cáceres, o which the Torre del Bujaco is the maist famous.

Twin touns
 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
 La Roche-sur-Yon, Fraunce
 Castelo Branco, Portugal
 Portalegre, Portugal
 Piano di Sorrento, Italy
 Gaza, Palestine
 Netanya, Israel


Category:Municipalities in the Province o Cáceres
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Spain
Category:Populatit places in the Province o Cáceres