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Zalamea de la Serena

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Zalamea de la Serena is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2025 census, the municipality has a population of 3371 inhabitants.

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Zalamea is the setting of the play, "El Alcalde de Zalamea," or the "Mayor of Zalamea."

Monuments include: the dystile, and church called ´El Cristo.´ There is a small village called Docenario close to Zalamea.

Monuments

There is a Dystile from Roman times. There is a castle and it is about 2,400 years old. There are two churches from Roman times.

Nine km to the north is Cancho Roano, a temple/ritual site of the Tartessian period, now with a Visitor centre

Other buildings and facilities in Zalamea

There is a football field. There are some sport centres. There are some street lights.

There is a castle. It is big and the color brown. The castle has got two towers.

Festivals and Celebrations

There are festivals. There is a festival called ´Romeria.

There is a festival called ´San Cristobal and it is celebrated in the ´Charca.´ ´Charca´ is a big lake with fishing lines.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Zalamea de la Serena
Province
Badajoz
Autonomous community
Extremadura
Population (INE 2025)
3,371
Altitude
483 m
Area (IGN)
243 km²
Postcode
06430
Demonym
llipense
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2 photographs of Zalamea de la Serena, taken here and in its own light.

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Zalamea de la Serena: Vista general de Zalamea de la Serena · Photo: ZalameaBlog (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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El dystilo sepulcral de Zalamea de la Serena, declarado Monumento Histórico-Artístico en 1931, data del año 103 y su construcción fue ordenada por el emperador… · Photo: Punkeuforia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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