Morrano
| Bierge municipality: Morrano | |||
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 View of the town with the Church of San Pedroo
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : |
 Aragon
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| Province : | Huesca | ||
| Comarca : | Somontano de Barbastro | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 12 ′ N , 0 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 642 msnm | ||
| Residents : | 16 (2015) INE | ||
| Postal code : | 22141 | ||
| Area code: | 22058000300 | ||
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| Website : | www.bierge.es | ||
Morrano is a town in the Spanish municipality of Bierge in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon . Morrano, once an independent municipality, was incorporated into Bierge in 1972.
geography
Morrano is located about 40 kilometers northeast of Huesca and 11 kilometers northwest of the main town of the municipality. Morrano can be reached via the A-1227 road.
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1093.
Population development since 1900
| 1900 | 1910 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 2009 |
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| 319 | 318 | 278 | 252 | 228 | 179 | 144 | 96 | 46 |
Attractions
- Parish Church of San Pedro , Romanesque building, which was built in the 17th and 18th centuries. Century was changed
- Crossroads on the Plaza Mayor
- Casa consistorial (former town hall), built in 1733
- Ermita de San Martín rock church
- Ermita de San Bartolomé , built in the 17th century
- Ermita de San Cristóbal
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. 170.
Web links
Commons : Morrano - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Bierge and its hamlets in CAI-Aragón (Spanish)
- Bierge and its hamlets in the Comarca Somontano de Barbastro (Spanish, accessed February 11, 2014)