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Moraleja

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Moraleja () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It is the most important town in the Sierra de Gata comarca. The Postal Code is 10128. In 1915 there was a massacre at the Finca the Malladas, the farm owned by Agustín, the second Count of Malladas. Five people were slain, among them two children. Five local men were arrested for the crime, but many believe they were framed.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
municipality
Settlement.official_name
Moraleja
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera_de_Moraleja.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Moraleja.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Extremadura
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Cáceres
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Sierra de Gata
Settlement.area_total_km2
124.54
Settlement.elevation_m
261
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
Moraleja
Country
Spain
Continent
Europe
Population
6562
Area
147.6
Elevation
261
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Ceclavín
Official website
www.moraleja.es
Image
Moraleja (Cáceres) a vista de pájaro.jpg
Licence plate code
CC
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postal code
10840
Commons category
Moraleja
twinned administrative body
Ovar
male population
3341
female population
3409
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Moraleja () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It is the most important town in the Sierra de Gata comarca. The Postal Code is 10128. In 1915 there was a massacre at the Finca the Malladas, the farm owned by Agustín, the second Count of Malladas. Five people were slain, among them two children. Five local men were arrested for the crime, but many believe they were framed.

The Town Hall is currently heavily indebted. This municipality is included in the Sierra de Gata comarca, although it is in the Árrago River basin, geographically not in the mountainous area of the Sierra de Gata.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moraleja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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