Granadilla
Granadilla is a ghost town in Spain. It is located in Extremadura. Since 1960, it has belonged to Zarza de Granadilla's municipality. On 24 June 1955, during the Franco regime, its residents had to leave when the Council of Ministers ordered a reservoir to be built nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Discasto, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
- Type: Locality
- Description: cultural property in Zarza de Granadilla, Spain
- Also known as: “Granadilla, Spain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castillo de Granadilla.
Castillo de Granadilla
Castle
Photo: Almuddenna, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Castillo de Granadilla is a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zarza de Granadilla and Mohedas de Granadilla.
Zarza de Granadilla
Village
Photo: Jesusmgmarin, Public domain.
Zarza de Granadilla is a Spanish municipality in Cáceres Province, Extremadura. Zarza de Granadilla has a population of 1873. It is situated at the north of the province of Cáceres, between the valley of the river Ambroz and Alagon. Zarza de Granadilla is situated 6 km southeast of Granadilla.
Mohedas de Granadilla
Village
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mohedas de Granadilla is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 1061 inhabitants. Mohedas de Granadilla is situated 8 km west of Granadilla.
La Pesga
Village
Photo: Emargo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Pesga is a municipality located in Trasierra/Tierras de Granadilla, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2023 census, the municipality has a population of 977, down from 1162 inhabitants as of the 2005 census. La Pesga is situated 9 km northwest of Granadilla.
Granadilla
- Categories: abandoned village, single entity of population, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Zarza de Granadilla, Caceres, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.2682° or 40° 16′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.10643° or 6° 6′ 23″ westElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
8CGM7V9V+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 292582374OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3121214Wikidata ID
Q8964931
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Granadilla” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Granadilla (Cáceres)”
- Basque: “Granadilla”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جراناديلا”
- Esperanto: “Granadilla”
- French: “Granadilla”
- Portuguese: “Granadilla”
- Spanish: “Conjunto Histórico Artístico de Granadilla”
- Spanish: “Granadilla (Caceres)”
- Spanish: “Granadilla (Cáceres)”
- Spanish: “Granadilla”
- “Granadilla”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Mayor and Antiguo Ayuntamiento.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Granadilla”. Photo: Discasto, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.