Jaraíz de la Vera

Jaraíz de la Vera
Municipality
Plaza Mayor
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Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 5°45′18″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Cáceres
Comarca	La Vera
Area
• Total	62.52 km^2 (24.14 sq mi)
Elevation	561 m (1,841 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	6,477
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	jaraizdelavera.es

Jaraíz de la Vera (Spanish: [xaɾaˈis ðe la ˈβeɾa] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 6727 inhabitants. It is situated to the north of Extremadura and it is the capital city of the comarca La Vera.

From 1964 to 1991 the town was home to "The Institute of Studies on Ancient Weapons" which was part of the Higher Council for Scientific Research. The institute was led by Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer and her husband.^[2]

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. González, Raquel Ibáñez; Herrera, Rosa María Villalón. "Ada Bruhn y su tributo a la arqueología y al estudio de las armas antiguas". The Conversation. Retrieved 2019-10-07.