Plasencia

Plasencia
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Plasencia Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°02′N 06°06′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Cáceres
Comarca	Valle del Jerte
Government
• Mayor	Elia María Blanco Barbero (PSOE)
Area
• Total	218 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	41,447
• Density	190.1/km2 (492.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Placentinos
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	10600
Website	Official website

Plasencia is a walled market city in western Spain. As of 2010, it had a population of 41,447. It is on the bank of the Jerte River.

Culture

Tamborileros in the Plaza mayor of Plasencia

The specialities of the local cuisine include "migas" (breadcrumbs with Spanish sausage and bacon), casseroles, stews and tench, an exceptional freshwater game fish.

Festivals include:

• June fair, at the beginning of the month
• Martes Mayor, the first Tuesday of August
• Procession and Festivities of la Virgen del Puerto Plasencia, first Sunday after Easter Sunday
• Fair of the Cherry-tree in flower El Jerte Valley

Notable residents

Plasencia was the birthplace of:

• Rock guitarist, songwriter, singer and bandleader Roberto Iniesta (b. 1962)
• Bishop Cipriano Calderón Polo - vice president emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (1927–2009)
• Conquistadora (female conquistador) Inés de Suárez - participated in the Conquest of Chile (c. 1507–1580)