Plasencia is a city in northern Caceres province, in the Extremadura region of Spain, founded in 1186 by King Alfonso VIII of Castile, whose Latin motto for the city, meaning to please God and men, gave it its name. The Diocese of Plasencia was established there in 1189, and the city remains its seat, with a walled historic center recognized for its cultural heritage and a cathedral among its notable monuments. With a population of about 40,132, Plasencia lies on the Jerte River before it joins the Alagon and holds two well known annual festivals, Martes Mayor and Holy Week.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Plasencia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 40,132 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.0275, longitude -6.090833
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 415 m
P2046 (area)
area 217.94 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 40132 (2025)
View the Source2. Plasencia (Wikipedia)
Lead section
It was founded as a city by King Alfonso VIII of Castile in 1186.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Plasencia - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3113331
40.03116 -6.08845 P PPLA3 ES 57 CC 10148 40141 368 Europe/Madrid
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 368 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -6.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -6.25
40.25 -6.25 Csa
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