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Acehúche (Municipality, Extremadura, Spain)

Last modified: 2020-11-05 by ivan sache
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• Presentation of Acehúche
• Flag of Acehúche

See also:

• Spain
• Extremadura (Autonomous Community, Spain)
• Province of Cáceres (Extremadura, Autonomous Community, Spain)

Presentation of Acehúche

The municipality of Acehúche (801 inhabitants in 2019 vs. 2,311 in 1940; 9,106 ha; municipal website) is located 70 km north-west of Cáceres.

Acehúche was first mentioned in 1244. The village was probably seized by the Christians a few years before the conquest of Alcántara. No trace of Hispano-Muslim presence was found in Acehúche; the name of the village, meaning "a wild olive-tree" in Astur-Leonese (Spanish, acebuche), confirms it was established from scratch by Leonese colonists.
In the 14th century, Acehúche was the seat of a commandery of the Order of Alcántara, which allowed the set up of a local council and the incorporation of the inhabitants of depopulated villages.
Acehúche was granted the status of villa in 1573 by Philip II.

Ivan Sache, 19 March 2020

Flag of Acehúche

The flag of Acehúche, adopted on 17 October 1996 by the Municipal Council and validated on 16 July 1997 by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, is prescribed by an Order issued on 12 November 1997 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 25 November 1997 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 137, pp. 8,188-8,189 (text).
The flag is described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3. Vertically divided in the middle, yellow at hoist and green at fly. Charged in the center with the municipal coat of arms.

The coat of arms of Acehúche, adopted on 16 July 1987 by the Municipal Council and validated on 23 October 1987 by the Royal Academy of History, is prescribed by an Order issued on 1 December 1987 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 7 December 1987 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 97, p. 1,322 (text).
The coat of arms is described as follows:

Coat of arms: Per pale, 1. Argent a castle gules surmounted by a Cross of Alcántara vert, 2. Or an olive tree eradicated proper. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

Ivan Sache, 19 March 2020

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