La Codosera
La Codosera | |
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municipality | |
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 The smallest international bridge in the world | |
  La Codosera Location of La Codosera within Extremadura | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′31″N 7°10′24″W / 39.20861°N 7.17333°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Municipality | La Codosera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,119 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
La Codosera (Codossera, in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,269 inhabitants. It is located close to the international border with Portugal at the eastern end of the Serra de São Mamede.[2]
The highest point in the municipal term is 596 m high La Lamparona.[3]
It is most commonly known as the seat of the Sanctuary of Chandavila, a popular Catholic pilgrimage shrine, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Sorrows said to have occurred in 1945 to Marcelina Barroso Expósito and Afra Brígido Blanco.
Villages
[edit]La Codosera includes the following villages within its municipal term:
- El Marco
- La Tojera
- La Rabaza
- Bacoco
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ History of La Codosera
- ^ Información Turística del Municipio de La Codosera
External links
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Media related to La Codosera at Wikimedia Commons
39°12′N 7°10′W / 39.200°N 7.167°W
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