Castilblanco
| Castilblanco | ||
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 Castilblanco
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| Coordinates: 39°18′20″N 05°06′37″W / 39.30556°N 5.11028°WCoordinates: 39°18′20″N 05°06′37″W / 39.30556°N 5.11028°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Extremadura
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| Province | Badajoz | |
| Founded | 12th century | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-council | |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de Castilblanco | |
| • Mayor | Rafael Delgado (PSOE) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 131,6 km2 (508 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 501 m (1,644 ft) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 1,151 | |
| • Density | 0.87/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | castilblanqueño (m), castilblanqueña (f) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 06680 | |
| Website | www.castilblanco.es | |
Castilblanco is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1146 inhabitants.
There is no accord about the origins of the name of Castilblanco, but it is known that it is related to an ancient castle located where the San Cristóbal church is located nowadays. It is not known who built the castle. They could have been Arabs or Christians in the beginnings of 12th century, during the Reconquista. Many historians argue both that Castilblanco was a Templar enclave and that it would have been known as castillo blanco (white castle) or castillo de los blancos because of the colour of the robe that the Templars wore.
The official symbol of Castilblanco is its coat of arms. Within it there are represented a castle -in memory of the town's origins- an oak and olive -the most common trees in the surroundings-, the villa declaration -by which Castilblanco got sovereignty in 1554- and a rock-rose flower, in memory of the comarca of La Jara (The Rock-Rose), to which Castilblanco belonged until its incorporation to the province of Badajoz after the fall of the Old Regime.
The coat of arms was approved by a decree of the Extremadura Government in 1986, and it is officially described as follows:
Escudo Cuartelado, trayendo: 1ª, de gules, un castillo árabe de plata. 2ª de plata, un olivo de sinople. 3ª, también de plata, una encina de sinople. 4ª, de azur, una cartela de plata con la leyenda "Declaración de Villa por Carlos I, año de 1554", en letras de sable. Sobre el todo una flor de jara. Al timbre, corona mural de villa.
The municipality is located within the comarca of La Siberia, which borders with the provinces of Cáceres, Ciudad Real and Toledo. The town is built on a hill southern the Guadalupe Range -which belongs to the Toledo Mountains- and between the Guadiana and Guadalupe rivers. The town belongs to the judicial district of Herrera del Duque.
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