Fuente del Arco
Badajoz · Extremadura
Fuente del Arco is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 754 inhabitants.
History
At the end of the 19th century, mining production boomed in the Fuente del Arco area due to the activities carried out at the La Jayona mine, which led to significant economic and population growth.
In parallel with the economic and mining development, the railway also reached the municipality at the end of the 19th century. In 1885, the Mérida-Los Rosales line, built by the MZA company, entered service. The railroad had a station in Fuente del Arco, serving both passengers and freight. Ten years later (1895), another railway line was opened in the area: the Peñarroya-Fuente del Arco narrow-gauge railway, built by the Sociedad Minera y Metalúrgica de Peñarroya. This second route also had its own station, located next to the MZA facilities and railway line.
During the second half of the 20th century, mining and railway activity declined, resulting in a significant drop in the population of Fuente del Arco.
Monuments
Iglesia parroquial católica bajo la advocación de La Asunción de Nuestra Señora, en la archidiócesis de Mérida-Badajoz.
La ermita de la Virgen del Ara, a más de seis kilómetros de la población, se convierte en el lugar de romería y peregrinaje cada último domingo del mes de mayo. Es un edificio del siglo XV, y en 1993 fue incoado expediente para su declaración como bien de interés cultural. La nave principal la completa el pórtico mudéjar sobre arcos peraltados de la fachada sur, del siglo XVI, la cúpula octogonal y linterna de media naranja con camerino, y el campanario del siglo XVIII. En su interior, la bóveda está decorada por frescos del siglo XVIII, de autor desconocido, que versan sobre escenas del Génesis y paisajes. De este siglo, y de gran valor es también el retablo mayor barroco y los retablos menores que lo cortejan.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- August: Fiesta del Emigrante (8)
- September: Virgen del Ara (8)
Trails and hiking
•Camino de la Frontera
Routes passing through Fuente del Arco
Famous people
•Carmen Vera González, escritora en extremeño
•Joaquín Hernández Gómez, matemático y profesor de matemáticas español
•Zenon-José Luis Paz, politico socialista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: María Carmen Domínguez Lozano
Web oficial: http://www.fuentedelarco.es
Town hall of Fuente del Arco
Alcaldía: María Carmen Domínguez Lozano Web oficial: http://www.fuentedelarco.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 107 km from Sevilla (about 76 min by car)
- 🚗 128 km from Córdoba (about 90 min by car)
- 🚗 154 km from Badajoz (about 109 min by car)
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- ✈️ 102 km from Sevilla airport (about 72 min by car)
- ✈️ 123 km from Córdoba airport (about 87 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 0.1 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 9.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estación de Servicio Fuente del Arco · 0.4 km away
- Repsol · 9.5 km away
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