Zafra

Zafra is a Spanish city in the southwest of the province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura.

Zafra has 16 762 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) and is 503 meters above sea level. The city is an important industrial center of the province. For five centuries, takes place annually in late September / early October, the Feria Internacional Ganadera instead, a market for livestock. Worth seeing are the Great Square and built by Arabs Small Place. Zafra was founded in the 12th century. A castle from the 15th century is used as a Parador.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jorge Camacho, writer
  • Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta, poets and critics
  • Ruy López de Segura, chess player, a monk and priest
  • Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García, Opera Singer
  • Julián Sánchez, cyclist
  • Ángel Vázquez Hernández ( born 1968 ), politician ( Partido Pirata )
Comarca List of postal codes in Spain Almendralejo Barcarrota Don Benito Llerena, Badajoz Villanueva de la Serena
834430
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