Abiego

Abiego municipality
Abiego
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Somontano de Barbastro
Coordinates	42 ° 7 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 7 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  W
Height :	539  msnm
Area :	38.19 km²
Residents :	248 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	6.49 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22143
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22001

Abiego is a Spanish municipality in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon . It is located in the Comarca Somontano de Barbastro on the Alcanadre River , about 35 kilometers east of Huesca . Parts of the municipality belong to the Natural Park Parque natural de la Sierra y los Cañones de Guara .

Community structure

Alberuela de Laliena was incorporated into the 1960s.

history

The place was called Al-Byego during the Moorish conquest .

population

Development since 1900

1900	1910	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1986	1992	1999	2006
990	930	770	578	495	388	453	352	349	314	290	282

Attractions

• La Torreta , Arabic watchtower ( Bien de Interés Cultural )
• Parish Church of Santa María la Mayor , late Gothic church from the 16th century
• Ermita de Santo Domingo de Silos
• Ermita de San Sebastian
• Convento de San Joaquín , 19th century monastery
• Roman bridge
• Medieval bridge
• Wash house, built in the 18th century

art

Ulrich Rückriem erected a sculpture made of granite blocks near the site .

literature

• Huesca. Tourist guide of the Altoaragón . Editorial Pirineo, Huesca 2003, ISBN 84-87997-68-6 , p. 275.

Web links

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

• Abiego in CAI-Aragón (Spanish)
• Albiego at the Comarca Somontano de Barbastro (Spanish, accessed February 9, 2014)
• Abiego on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).