Alburquerque, Badajoz

Alburquerque Spanish pronunciation: [alβuɾˈkeɾke] (listen) is a town in the province of Badajoz in Spain. It has 5,600 inhabitants. It is very close to the border with Portugal and was an ancient dominion of the kings of that country. The origin of the name of the town is uncertain. It is believed to stem from Latin, alba quercus, or "the white oak".[2]

Alburquerque
Town
Alburquerque in 2005
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°13′9″N 7°00′4″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Comarca	Tierra de Badajoz
Government
• Mayor	Ángel Vadillo Espino (PSOE)
Area
• Total	723 km^2 (279 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,340
• Density	7.4/km^2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code	06510
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)
Website	www.alburquerque.es

Castle fortress in Alburquerque

The titles of Lord of Alburquerque (de Meneses) and later Count of Alburquerque (de Castilla) and Duke of Alburquerque (de La Cueva) were important in Castile in the Middle Ages, see e.g. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque.

Its sister city of Albuquerque in the United States takes its name from this town (but note the spelling difference: the lack of the 'r' after the first 'u').

Fortified town of Alburquerque. Alain Manesson Mallet: Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre.

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "Albuquerque". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 23 April 2013.