Somontano de Barbastro

Somontano de Barbastro ( Aragonese Semontano de Balbastro ) is a comarca ( administrative unit ) of the autonomous region of Aragon in Spain . It is located in the center of the province of Huesca and has an area of ​​1,166.6 km², 22,740 inhabitants (2002). Its capital, Barbastro, is the largest of the 29 municipalities (Municipios) of the comarca.

geography

The comarca borders in the west on the Hoya de Huesca , in the north on the comarca Sobrarbe , in the east on the comarcas Ribagorza and La Litera , in the southeast on Cinca Medio and in the south on the comarca Monegros .

The 29 municipalities of the comarca are: Abiego , Adahuesca , Alquézar , Azara , Azlor , Barbastro , Barbuñales , Berbegal , Bierge , Castejón del Puente , Castillazuelo , Colungo , Estada , Estadilla , El Grado , Hoz y Costean , Ilche , Laluenga , Laperdiguera , Lascellas-Ponzano , Naval , Olvena , Peralta de Alcofea , Peraltilla , Pozán de Vero , Salas Altas , Salas Bajas , Santa María de Dulcis and Torres de Alcanadre .

The main rivers that flow through the Comarca are the Alcanadre , the Cinca , the Ésera and the Vero .

economy

In the capital Barbastro there are enterprises of the food - industry , the chemical industry and the construction industry . In the other municipalities, most of the families make a living from farming (especially grain), viticulture and cattle breeding. The local viticulture was given its own Denominación de Origen : Somontano .

literature

• José Antonio Adell and others: Huesca. Tourist guide of the Altoaragón . Editorial Pirineo, Huesca 2003, ISBN 84-87997-68-6 .

Web links

Commons : Somontano de Barbastro  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• official homepage