Nuñomoral, is the head village of a municipality of the same name located in the center of Las Hurdes

Las Hurdes

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, province of Cáceres

Cáceres (province)

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, Extremadura

Extremadura

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, Spain

Spain

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. According to the 2006 census

Census

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 (INE

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), the municipality has a population of 1,494 inhabitants. The Hurdano River flows through the area.

Alquerías

The following alquerías (small settlements of a few houses) are within the municipal limits of Nuñomoral (traditional variants of the name are in brackets):

• Aceitunilla
• Asegur (L’Asegul)
• Batuequilla (La Batuequilla)
• Cerezal (El Cerezal)
• La Fragosa
• El Gasco (El Gascu)
• Horcajada (La Horcajá)
• Martilandrán
• Rubiaco (El Rubiacu)
• Vegas de Coria (Vegas)

History

The church of Nuestra Sra. de la Asunción, built in masonry, is one of the few historical buildings in the area. In Asegur there are still some local houses with the traditional shale

Shale

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 roof.

In former times the village of Ladrillar

Ladrillar

Ladrillar, also known by its extremaduran name Ladrillal, is a municipality located in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 234 inhabitants.-Alquerías:...

located to the north was part of the Nuñomoral area.

External links

• Wikiloc - Vegas de Coria a Nuñomoral trail