La Codosera

La Codosera (A Codesseira, in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,269 inhabitants. It is located close to the international border with Portugal at the eastern end of the Serra de São Mamede.^[2]

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La Codosera
municipality
Coat of arms
The smallest international bridge in the world
La Codosera Location of La Codosera within Extremadura
Coordinates: 39°12′31″N 7°10′24″W / 39.20861°N 7.17333°W / 39.20861; -7.17333
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Municipality	La Codosera
Area
• Total	69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,025
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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The highest point in the municipal term is 596 m high La Lamparona.^[3]

It is most commonly known as the seat of the Sanctuary of Chandavila, a popular Catholic pilgrimage shrine, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Sorrows said to have occurred in 1945 to Marcelina Barroso Expósito and Afra Brígido Blanco.

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39°12′N 7°10′W / 39.200°N 7.167°W / 39.200; -7.167

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