Puente la Reina de Jaca

Municipality of Puente la Reina de Jaca / Puen a Reina de Chaca
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Jacetania
Coordinates	42 ° 34 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W
Area :	47.82 km²
Residents :	255 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	5.33 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22753
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22902
administration
Mayor :	José Miguel Pérez Pozo ( PSOE )
Website :	www.puentelareinadejaca.es

Puente la Reina de Jaca is a municipality ( municipality ) on the Way of St. James in the foothills of the Pyrenees . It is located in the Comarca Jacetania in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon . In addition to Puente la Reina de Jaca, Javierregay and Santa Engracia de Jaca also belong to the municipality.

geography

Despite its name, the place must not be confused with Puente la Reina , where the Navarre and Aragonese branches of the Camino de Santiago meet. Both have in common the eponymous construction of a bridge at the instigation of a queen. In times of expensive and dangerous river crossings, these infrastructure projects directed the flow of pilgrims and often led to the establishment of market towns . This was facilitated by the fact that four paths crossed at Puente la Reina de Jaca

• the road from Huesca ,
• the road from Pamplona ,
• the road over the Somport
• and the road over the then important Pyrenees crossing Puerto de Palo , west of the Somport.

It is assumed that the place is identical to the Osturit mentioned in the Book of Jacob .

The Aragón flows here through a depression called the Canal de Berdún , which today is partially filled by the Yesa dam reservoir. The Way of St. James divides behind the village and follows the north (visit to Leyre Abbey possible) or the south bank of the dam.

economy

Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is traditionally the municipality's largest source of income. Thanks to the pilgrims to St. James and the increasingly important winter sports - especially in Javierregay - tourism is a rapidly growing industry in the region.

population

Number of inhabitants

year	1981	1991	2001	2007
Residents	320	295	262	226

Puente la Reina de Jaca

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Sebastian
• Palace of the Latras family from the 16th century
• Puente la Reina de Jaca , bridge from the 14th century
• Parish Church of Santa Engracia

Festivals

• January 20th: San Sebastián and Pascual in Javierregay
• May 8: San Miguel and San Babil in Santa Engracia

literature

• Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X

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. ↑ 87 inhabitants 2007 - 42 ° 35 ′ 16 ″  N , 0 ° 44 ′ 8 ″  W
3. ↑ 87 inhabitants 2007 - 42 ° 35 ′ 49 ″  N , 0 ° 47 ′ 4 ″  W

Web links

Commons : Puente la Reina de Jaca  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Page of the administrative municipality (es)

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