What is Monfragüe?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Monfragüe National Park | iucn_category = II | photo = Salto del Gitano, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe.jpg | photo_caption = A view of the ''Salto del Gitano'' | location = [[Extremadura]] | map = | relief = yes | coordinates = {{coord|39|50|27|N|6|01|48|W|region:ES|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | area = {{convert|179|km2|ha|abbr=off|disp=br()}} | established = 2007 | visitation_num = 331,788 | visitation_year = 2008 }} [[Image:Monfrague desde el castillo.jpg|thumb|A view of the national park with the ruined Monfragüe castle in the foreground]] '''Monfragüe''' is a [[comarca (Spain)|comarca]] (county, with no administrative role) of [[Extremadura]], western [[Spain]]. It contains one of the country's fifteen National Parks, ''{{lang|es|Parque Nacional Monfragüe}}''.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/en/parques/monfrague/historia.htm Spanish Ministry of the Environment website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107181532/http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/en/parques/monfrague/historia.htm |date=2010-01-07 }}.</ref> Since 1979, the area has been protected as a [[natural park (Spain)|natural park]]. Monfragüe was one of 100 finalists for the [[12 Treasures of Spain]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sobreturismo.es/2007/11/27/lista-de-100-finalistas-de-nuestros-12-tesoros-de-espana/ |title=Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España |publisher=Sobreturismo.es |date=2007-11-27 |accessdate=2014-10-06}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commons category-inline|Monfragüe}} *[http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/en/parques/monfrague/novedades/pdf/monf_almena_06.pdf Magazine about Monfragüe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107111625/http://reddeparquesnacionales.mma.es/en/parques/monfrague/novedades/pdf/monf_almena_06.pdf |date=2010-01-07 }} {{National parks of Spain}} {{authority control}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Province of Cáceres]] [[Category:National parks in Spain]] [[Cate