Abay (Huesca)

Jaca Parish: Abay
	San Andrés Church
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Jacetania
Coordinates	42 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W
Height :	775 msnm
Residents :	45 (2015) INE
Postal code :	22700
Area code:	22130000100

Abay ( Aragonese Abai ) is a Spanish town in the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon . Abay is a district of the municipality of Jaca located seven kilometers to the east . The village with 45 inhabitants in 2015 is located at an altitude of 775 meters .

history

In 1042 the place is mentioned as the property of the San Adrián de Sásave Monastery . In 1063 he came to the cathedral chapter of the cathedral of Jaca .

In 1857 Abay was incorporated into Ascara , in 1877 to Banaguás and finally in 1944 to Araguás del Solano and Caniás. Since 1950 it has belonged to Banaguás and was incorporated into Jaca in 1963.

Attractions

Parish Church of San Andrés , Romanesque church from the 12th century ( Bien de Interés Cultural )
Ermita de la Asunción

literature

Cayetano Enríquez de Salamanca : Rutas del Románico en la provincia de Huesca . Enríquez de Salamanca Editor, 2nd edition, Madrid 1993, ISBN 84-398-9582-8 , p. 53.
Huesca. Tourist guide of the Altoaragón. Editorial Pirineo, Huesca 2003, ISBN 84-87997-68-6 , p. 43.
Enciclopedia del Románico en Aragón: Huesca. Fundación Santa María la Real , Volume I, Aguilar del Campoo 2016, ISBN 978-84-15072-94-2 , pp. 141-146.

Web links

Commons : Abay - collection of images, videos and audio files

Description of the Church of San Andrés , with many photos (Spanish)