Zafra, Administrative municipality in Badajoz Province, Spain
Zafra sits at an elevation of 508 meters and functions as the capital of the Zafra-Río Bodión comarca within the Badajoz Province.
The Roman settlement near Zafra contained at least twenty villas and was known under various names including Restituta Iulia Imperial and Contributa Iulia Ugultunia.
The medieval architecture throughout Zafra reflects the strong influence of Moorish design principles, visible in the layout of streets and building facades.
The municipality provides access to major roadways of Extremadura region and maintains regular connections with neighboring Portuguese border towns.
Chess master Fray Ruy Lopez, who wrote one of the first European chess treatises, originated from this Extremaduran municipality.
Location: Province of Badajoz
Capital city: Zafra
Elevation above the sea: 508 m
Part of: Mancomunitat de Municipis «Río Bodión»
Shares border with: Alconera, La Lapa, Feria, Fuente del Maestre, Los Santos de Maimona, Puebla de Sancho Pérez, Medina de las Torres
Website: https://zafra.es
GPS coordinates: 38.42586,-6.41620
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:51
Castle of Zafra
195 m
Castle of Burguillos del Cerro
15.9 km
Castle of Feria
16.6 km
Zafra - Río Bodión
6.3 km
Villalba de los Barros Reservoir
17.4 km
Museo del Convento de Santa Clara de Zafra
322 m
Convento de Santa Clara de la Parra
21.1 km
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Valle
16.5 km
Casa consistorial de Zafra
217 m
Castillo de Valencia del Ventoso
18.5 km
Castillo de Salvatierra de los Barros
24.5 km
Castillo de Villalba de los Barros
22.4 km
Conjunto Histórico Fuente del Maestre
11.8 km
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
11.8 km
Plaza de toros de Zafra
517 m
Church of the Divine Saviour
16.5 km
Torre de los Moros, Medina de las Torres
10.1 km
Convento de Santa María de la Parra
21.1 km
Iglesia del Salvador
16.5 km
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Granada
22 km
Plaza de toros de Puebla de Sancho Pérez
4 km
Silo de Valencia del Ventoso
18.1 km
Conjunto Histórico a favor de la localidad de Burguillos del Cerro
16.1 km
Conjunto histórico de Feria
16.2 km
Silo de Fuente de Cantos
22.1 km
Silo de Zafra
525 m
Conjunto Histórico de Zafra
276 m
Silo de Villafranca de los Barros
16 kmReviews
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