Las Hurdes
| Las Hurdes | |
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| Comarca | |
View of Cambroncino, an alquería in Caminomorisco municipality
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 Location in the province of Cáceres |
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| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Cáceres |
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List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 465.25 km2 (179.63 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,227 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Largest municipality | Pinofranqueado |
Las Hurdes (Extremaduran: Las Jurdis) is a comarca in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of province of Cáceres of Extremadura, one of Spain's seventeen Autonomous Communities.
Las Hurdes covers an area of 470 square kilometres (180 sq mi), bordered with Sierra de Gata to the west, Sierra de Francia (Salamanca Province) of Castile-Leon to the north and Trasierra/Tierras de Granadilla to the south. It is a relatively high mountain region with low population density. Its territory is linked to the neighboring valley of Las Batuecas, in whose lower fringes lies the Las Mestas alquería which is historically part of Las Hurdes.
The average weather patterns of the region mark the climate in Las Hurdes as Mediterranean/Continental with Atlantic influence. Despite being usually included as part of the "humid" section of Spain ("España húmeda"), the physical conditions and natural vegetation are semiarid. There are seven rivers cutting stony valleys in Las Hurdes: The Río Malo or Ladrillar, Batuecas, Hurdano, Malvellido, Esperabán, Ovejuela and the Río de Los Ángeles.
Archaeological evidence has been found that Las Hurdes region was inhabited in the Chalcolithic Age. The oldest stone inscriptions (petroglyphs) date from about 4000 years before the Iberian Roman era began. The remains are largely testimonial, proving merely that the area was inhabited, for there is no evidence of large settlements.
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