Castejón de Monegros

Castejón de Monegros municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Monegros
Coordinates	41 ° 37 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 37 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  W
Height :	466  msnm
Area :	165.30 km²
Residents :	522 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	3.16 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22222
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22083

Castejón de Monegros is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of Monegros in the province of Huesca in the Aragon region on the eastern foothills of the Sierra de Alcubierre .

economy

The agrarian town, around 15 kilometers north of the Autopista AP-2 motorway , is irrigated by the Canal de Monegros . A commercial area was developed. In Castejón there is a small airfield that is not served by regular service (identifier: LECJ).

Population development since 1991

1991	1996	2001	2004	2008
685	754	707	683	667

Attractions

La Madre aqueduct

• Ruins of a medieval, rectangular castle, now used as the hermitage of San Sebastián and San Fabián.
• Parish church Nuestra Señora de la Lumbre in the Cistercian-influenced Gothic style with the main altar by Miguel de Ximénez, which was partially destroyed in the Spanish Civil War, but has been restored.
• Santa Ana Hermitage
• Hermitage of San Miguel in Jubierre near the Río Alcanadre .
• Casa Consistorial from the 16th century (restored in 2002).
• La Madre aqueduct (approx. Four kilometers from the village), protected as an architectural monument since 2006 ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).

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).
2. ↑ http://www.ourairports.com/countries/ES/airports.html

Web links

Commons : Castejón de Monegros  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The place in Románico Aragonés
• Castejón de Monegros