Hervás

Also known as Hervas

Hervás (; ) is a Spanish town in the north of the province of Cáceres. It had 3,907 inhabitants in 2023. It is 120 km from Cáceres and 90 km far from Salamanca. It is the capital of the Valle de Ambroz comarca in the Ambroz River valley. It has a soft continental climate.

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Settlement.name: Hervás
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Spanish
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: Hervás
Settlement.image_skyline: Vista de Hervás, Extremadura (España).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 280px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Hervás
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Hervás.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Extremadura#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Extremadura
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cáceres
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Valle del Ambroz
Settlement.leader_party: People's Party
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hervás
Demonym: Hervasense
Population: 3898
Area: 59.78
Elevation: 688
Official website: www.hervas.es
Image: Vista de Hervás, Extremadura (España).jpg
Licence plate code: CC

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Commons category: Hervás
postal code: 10700
native label: Hervás
male population: 1952
female population: 2024
P8168: Marbach

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History
La Judería
Economy
Remarkable buildings
See also
References
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==History== In the 12th century, the Knights Templar built Santihervás hermitage under the patronage of the Christian martyrs Gervasius and Protasius. By this hermitage the town started to grow during 13th and 14th centuries.