Cerca de la Liebre

Cerca de la Liebre is a locality in Alcántara, Caceres, Extremadura. Cerca de la Liebre is situated nearby to the locality La Cebollera, as well as near Ejido del Vicario.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alcántara Bridge and Roman temple of Alcántara.

Alcántara Bridge

Photo: Dantla, GFDL.

The Alcántara Bridge is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qanṭarah meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98. Alcántara Bridge is situated 3½ km east of Cerca de la Liebre.

Roman temple of Alcántara

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The Roman temple of Alcántara is located at one side of the Alcántara Bridge, Cáceres, Extremadura. Along with the Roman temple of Vic, it is one of the only two Roman temples preserved nearly complete in Spain. Roman temple of Alcántara is situated 3½ km east of Cerca de la Liebre.

Menhir del Cabezo

Archaeological site

Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Menhir del Cabezo is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Cerca de la Liebre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piedras Albas and Mata de Alcántara.

Piedras Albas

Village

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Piedras Albas is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 147 inhabitants. Piedras Albas is situated 6 km north of Cerca de la Liebre.

Mata de Alcántara

Village

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Mata de Alcántara is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 320 inhabitants. Mata de Alcántara is situated 10 km east of Cerca de la Liebre.

Cerca de la Liebre

Type: Locality
Location: Alcántara, Caceres, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.72879° or 39° 43′ 44″ north

Longitude

-6.93215° or 6° 55′ 56″ west

Open location code

8CFMP3H9+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241599668

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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