Alfajarín
Alfajarín municipality | ||
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Alfajarín - Castillo
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Aragon | |
Province : | Zaragoza | |
Comarca : | Saragossa (Comarca) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 37 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
Height : | 195 msnm | |
Area : | 137.57 km² | |
Residents : | 2,315 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 16.83 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 50172 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 50017 | |
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Website : | Alfajarín |
Alfajarín is a northern Spanish city and a municipality ( municipio ) with 2,315 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) in the center of the province of Zaragoza in the autonomous community of Aragon .
Location and climate
Alfajarín is located in the valley of the Ebro about 22 km (driving distance) southeast of the city of Saragossa at an altitude of about 195 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 355 mm / year) falls throughout the year, with the exception of the rather dry summer months.
Population development
year | 1857 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2017 |
Residents | 1,018 | 978 | 1,221 | 1,495 | 2,288 |
The mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the associated loss of jobs in the countryside were more than offset by the proximity to the city of Saragossa.
economy
For centuries, the residents of the place lived directly (as day laborers) or indirectly (as traders or craftsmen) from agriculture, which also included cattle breeding (sheep, goats, chickens). They worked the land of the landlord family as well as their own fields and gardens.
history
So far, no finds have been made from the Celtiberian , Roman or Visigothic times. In the 8th century Arab-Moorish armies advanced to the north of the Iberian Peninsula ; The place name also comes from this time. The area was after the reconquest ( reconquista ) of the city of Zaragoza in 1118 by the Aragonese King Alfonso I christian again. In 1293 the place was transferred from the king to the Cornel family, but several landlords followed until the early 19th century.
Attractions
- The castle (castillo) probably originates from the Moorish times. However, it was rebuilt and expanded in the Middle Ages by the Cornelian family. The best preserved is the keep (torre del homenaje) .
- Immediately next to the castle ruins is the Ermita Nuestra Señora de la Peña from the 16th century.
- Main attraction in itself is the in the 14th and 15th centuries rather than a largely demolished mosque built Iglesia de San Miguel Arcangel , which is decorated with a diamond motif west facade of one of bricks brick bell tower (campanar) in Mudéjar is accompanied. The nave , spanned by a stitch cap vault , is accompanied by arcade-like side chapels in which carved altars from different eras are located. The altarpiece (retablo) in the semicircular apse is a work of the 19th century.
- A gate of the city wall (muralla) , which was built in the 15th century, is decorated by side double columns .
Web links
- Alfajarín, sights - photos + information (Spanish)
- Alfajarín, sights - photo + info (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Alfajarín - climate tables
- ↑ Alfajarín - Population Development
- ↑ Alfajarín - History
- ↑ Alfajarín - Castillo
- ↑ Alfajarín - Ermita
- ↑ Alfajarín - Church