Escatron

Escatrón municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Zaragoza
Comarca :	Ribera Baja del Ebro
Coordinates	41 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  W
Height :	140  msnm
Area :	94.64 km²
Residents :	1,051 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	11.11 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	50790
Municipality number  ( INE ):	50101
administration
Mayoress :	María Carmen Aguerri Puel
Website :	www.escatron.es

Escatrón gas and steam combined cycle power plant.

Escatrón is a Spanish municipality in the province of Saragossa in the autonomous region of Aragon . It is located in the comarca of Ribera Baja del Ebro on the right bank of the Ebro at the confluence of the Río Martín . The place had 1051 inhabitants on January 1, 2019.

history

The place originally called Scatro was recaptured from the Moors by King Alfonso el Batallador in 1133 .

During the civil war , the area was initially in the Republican- controlled part of Spain. There was a field airfield here, which was also used by Red Army fighters . In the course of the Aragon offensive , the area fell to the National Spaniards. In the further course of the offensive, Escatrón initially served as a base for Heinkel He 45 reconnaissance aircraft and later Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft of the German Condor Legion , later during the Battle of the Ebro the Italian Aviazione Legionaria used the space.

economy

Unlike in most Aragonese municipalities of this size, the economy is not mainly based on agriculture, but is supported by the thermal power station (Central Termoeléctrica del Ebro Escatrón-Los Fayos of E. On España), which until 2011 was based on lignite (deposits of Andorra (Teruel) and Mequinenza ) generated electricity before being replaced by a newly built combined cycle power plant .

Population development since 1900

1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2008
2,319	2,291	2,106	2.128	1,944	3,270	3,526	2,314	1,483	1,343	1,259	1,154

Attractions

• Parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción with an alabaster altar from the Rueda monastery
• Remains of the city wall

Web links

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

• Escatron. In: Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (Spanish)
• Escatron. CAI Aragon

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. ↑ Liquefied natural gas should secure supply. July 10, 2009, accessed August 10, 2013 .