Alcañices
Alcañices (Portuguese: Alcanizes) is a small town in the province of Zamora, Spain. It is very close to the Portugal-Spain border, not far from the Portuguese town of Bragança.
Alcañices | |
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[[File:|Conjunto histórico del «Recinto Murado de Alcañices»|266px]] [[File:|Santuario de la Virgen de la Salud|132px]] [[File:|Puente medieval de Alcañices|132px]] [[File:|Plaza Mayor|266px]] [[File:|Arquitectura popular|132px]] From Top left to right: palace, church and walls of the old city; santuario de la Virgen de la Salud; photo bridge; Plaza Mayor; traditional architecture; Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Alcañices Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 41°41′58.85″N 6°20′52.66″W | |
Country | |
Autonomous community | |
Province | |
Comarca | Aliste |
Mancomunidad | Tierras de Aliste |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesús M. Lorenzo Mas (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 54.76 km2 (21.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,074 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Alcañizanos |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 49500 |
Climate | Csb |
Website | Official website |
On September 12, 1297 the Treaty of Alcañices was signed in Alcañices between Portugal and Castile. This treaty established the current border between Portugal and Spain which is one of the oldest borders in Europe.
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