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Huesca province
Huesca province

Huesca is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida, Zaragoza, and Navarra, and by France. Image File history File links Province locator map of Huesca (created by Montrealais) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades autónomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Capital Zaragoza Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th  47 719 km²  9,4% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 11th  1 217 514  2,9%  25,51/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Aragonese  aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Aragon | Provinces of Spain ... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...


Its area is 15,636 km². Its population is 212,901 (2004), and its population density is 13.61/km². It contains 202 municipalities. (Redirected from 1 E10 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...


Its capital is the city of Huesca, where about one-fifth of the population resides. Some notable towns in Huesca province are Ayerbe, Sabiñánigo, Jaca, Benasque, Graus, Benabarre, Barbastro, Tamarite de Litera, Monzon, and Fraga. See the list of municipalities in Huesca. Huesca, Miguel Servet park, in the center of the city Huesca (Aragonese Uesca, Catalan Osca) is a city in Aragon, Spain. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. ... Benasque Benasque (Benás, in the local dialect) is a town in the province of Huesca (Spain), located in the heart of the Pyrenees, 143 km north-east of Huesca. ... Benabarre (Catalan Benavarri) is a town of the comarca of Baja Ribagorza (Catalan Baixa Ribagorça) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. ... Tamarite de Litera (Catalan Tamarit de Llitera) is the major town of the comarca of La Litera (Catalan La Llitera) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. ... Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca (Catalan Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. ... This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. ...


It has the last remaining Aragonese-speaking areas in some valleys of the Pyrenees (Aragon (river)Aragon river valley, Sobrarbe, western Ribagorza). There are also several Catalan speaking areas on its eastern part (eastern Ribagorza, Litera, eastern Bajo Cinca). Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ... Ribagorza is one of the historical Aragonese counties, corresponding with the present-day counties of Sobrarbe and Pallars. ... Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ...


See also List of Aragonese comarcas. Here is a list of the comarcas (counties) in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. ...


The tallest mountain in the Pyrenees, Aneto, is also in Huesca. Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ... Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. ...


The province contains the Parque Nacional Ordesa y Monte Perdido.



 
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Huesca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (586 words)
Huesca is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name.
San Lorenzo, born in Huesca, was bishop of Roma and martyrized by Romans, burnt on a grill, so the grill is the symbol of this saint, and appears in many artistic expressions of the city.
Huesca is notable for the saying "Tomorrow we'll have a coffee in Huesca", which was a running joke among militiamen of the Spanish Civil War.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Huesca (401 words)
Huesca embraces parts of the province of Huesca in north-eastern Spain, seven parishes in the Broto valley and three within the limits of the Archdiocese of Saragossa, one parish being situated in the city of Saragossa itself.
The church of St. Peter at Huesca, erected between 1100-1241, is one of the oldest Romanesque structures in the Peninsula, and the Gothic cathedral which dates from the fifteenth century is one of the architectural landmarks of northern Spain.
The Diocese of Huesca comprises 181 parishes and 15 subsidiary parishes, with 240 priests and 50 churches and chapels.
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