What is "extremadura"

Extremadura (; ; ; ) is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west. To the north it borders Castile and León (provinces of Salamanca and Ávila); to the south, it borders Andalusia (provinces of Huelva, Seville, and Córdoba); and to the east, it borders Castile–La Mancha (provinces of Toledo and Ciudad Real). Its official language is Spanish.

It is an important area for wildlife, particularly with the major reserve at Monfragüe, which was designated a National Park in 2007, and the International Tagus River Natural Park (Parque Natural Tajo Internacional). The government of Extremadura is called Gobierno de Extremadura.

Extremadura is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the autonomous region of Extremadura. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the all the municipalities in Extremadura.

It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 1999.

Extremadura may refer to:

• Extremadura, an autonomous community in western Spain, including:
  • Extremadura UD, a Spanish football team
  • Extremadura Femenino CF, also known as CF Puebla Extremadura, a Spanish women football club
  • CF Extremadura, a Spanish football team, founded in 1924 but folded in 2010