Montánchez is a town in Spain, in the province of Caceres, Extremadura. It is situated at 39°13′N 6°09′W, some 702 metres above
sea level. The municipality has an approximate population of just over 2,000. The town sits in the Sierra de Montánchez, a small
mountain range rising above the plains of Extremadura. Its elevated position has earned it the nickname 'the balcony of Extremadura'.
The town's economy relies principally on agriculture. It is one of the main centres in Spain for the production of jamon Iberico, and
also produces wine.

Although there is evidence of prehistoric settlement, the first major residents were the Romans, who founded the town in the 1st
century AD. Moorish invaders captured the town in 713, taking advantage of its strategic location in the mountains to build a castle,
which still dominates the village today. The town reverted to Christianity in 1230, when it was taken by Alfonso IX. The castle was
updated at this time, but continued to form an important defensive line. [Wikipedia]

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