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Medellín
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municipality in the province of Badajoz, Spain
Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Extremadura
- Province
- Badajoz
- Comarca
- Las Vegas Altas
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Body
- Ayuntamiento de Medellín
- Mayor
- Antonio Parral Carmona
- Elevation
- 264 m (866 ft)
- Total
- 2,241
- Demonym
- Metelinense
- Postal code
- 06411
- Website
- http://www.medellin.es/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Named after
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
- Official name
- Medellín
- Demonym
- metelinense
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Province of Badajoz
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 2241
- Area
- 65
- Elevation
- 264
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Guadiana
- Shares border with
- Don Benito
- Official website
- www.medellin.es
- Image
- Medellín - Medellín, un viaje en el tiempo 1.jpg
- Licence plate code
- BA
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- postal code
- 06411
- Commons category
- Medellín (Badajoz)
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Medellín (Badajoz)
- inception
- 0075-00-00
- female population
- 1131
- male population
- 1132
- P8168
- Adam Morrison
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Medellín ( pronounced [meðeˈʎin]) is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as both the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War. The second-largest city in Colombia, Medellín, was named in honour of the small village as well as Medellín, Veracruz in Mexico, two cities in Argentina, and Medellin, Cebu, in the Philippines.
The city was named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia, during the Sertorian War. In Latin, it was called Metellinum. Medellín is well-known because of its cultural heritage, with places like the Roman theatre, the old castle and other archeological sites. It has a population of 2,337 (2009) and an area of 65 km.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Medellín” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.