Tarazona y el Moncayo

Location of the Comarca Tarazona y el Moncayo in Aragon

Tarazona y el Moncayo is a comarca ( administrative unit ) in the autonomous region of Aragon in Spain . The comarca bears the name of the city of Tarazona and the mountain Moncayo and has almost 14,000 inhabitants on an area of 452.4 km² (as of 2017). Its capital is Tarazona , the largest city among the 16 municipalities of the comarca with around 70% of its inhabitants. The comarca in its entirety belongs to the poorly populated Serranía Celtibérica .

The comarca was formed by the law of the Autonomous Community of Aragon of July 2, 2001, which also contains the basic provisions of its constitution.

location

The comarca is located in the extreme northwest of the province of Saragossa and borders in the west on the provinces of La Rioja and Soria (Comarca Campo de Gomara ), in the north on Navarra ( Comarca Tudela ), in the east on the Aragonese comarca Campo de Borja and in the south on the Comarca Aranda .

The most important natural heritage of the Comarca is the approx. 2315 m high Moncayo, the highest peak of the Iberian Mountains . The surrounding area, a nature reserve with great biodiversity and endemic species, is a popular destination for hiking tourists and nature lovers.

Attractions

The most important cultural heritage of the comarca is the old town of Tarazona with its cathedral , bishop's palace and town hall. In addition, the former is Cistercian - Kloster Veruela important. Some places (e.g. Trasmoz or Torrelas ) are dominated by medieval castle ruins (castillos) or Mudéjar church towers.

The poets and writers Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer and Valeriano Bécquer often used the Veruela Monastery and Mount Moncayo as sources of inspiration for their works.

Communities

local community	Population as of January 1, 2019
Alcalá de Moncayo	143
Añón de Moncayo	212
El Buste	66
Los Fayos	139
Grisel	74
Litago	161
Lituénigo	120
Malón	356
Novallas	830
San Martin de la Virgen de Moncayo	277
Santa Cruz de Moncayo	130
Tarazona	10,533
Torrellas	250
Trasmoz	86
Vera de Moncayo	338
Vierlas	77

Web links

Commons : Tarazona y el Moncayo - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information about the comarca at aragonesasi.com

proof

↑ Law 14/2001, of July 2nd, on the formation of the Comarca Tarzona y el Moncayo, Boletín Oficial del Estado of August 8th, 2001, p. 29394.
↑ 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).

[1] Law 14/2001, of July 2nd, on the formation of the Comarca Tarzona y el Moncayo, Boletín Oficial del Estado of August 8th, 2001, p. 29394.

[2] 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).