Pinofranqueado

Pinofranqueado, locally known as Pinofranqueáu, is a municipality located in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1651 inhabitants.

Pinofranqueado
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 40°18′14″N 6°19′53″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Cáceres
Comarca	Las Hurdes
Government
• Alcalde	José Antonio Caldoria Gómez
Area
• Total	148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	1,763
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	Csa

Royal visit

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visited Pinofranqueado in April 1998, the first royal visit to Las Hurdes since 1922. In his speech the king praised the Hurdanos for having overcome the miseries and illnesses of the past.^[2]

Alquerías

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

• Aldehuela (L’Aldegüela, pronounced "laldegwela")
• Avellanar (L’Avellanal)
• Castillo (El Castillu)
• Las Erías
• Horcajo (Horcaju)
• Mesegal
• El Moral
• Muela (La Muela)
• Ovejuela
• Robledo (Robréu)
• Sauceda (Saucea or Lasocea)

See also

• List of municipalities in Cáceres