Plasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres and part of the region of Extremadura (at the Douro's river 'extreme') in Western Spain. Population (±) 41,000 (2006). On the bank of the Jerte River, in the Extremaduran province of Caceres, Plasencia has a historic quarter that's a consequence of the city's strategic location along the Silver Route, or Ruta de la Plata. Since the 15th century, the noblemen of the region began to move to Plasencia, defining its current appe… (More on Plasencia)