Uncastillo
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Aragon | |
Province : | Zaragoza | |
Comarca : | Cinco Villas | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ W | |
Height : | 601 msnm | |
Area : | 230.60 km² | |
Residents : | 636 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 2.76 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 50678 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 50267 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Jose Luis Abenia Pardos ( PSOE ) | |
Website : | www.uncastillo.es |
Located in the Pyrenees foothills in the grain-growing region of the Comarca of Cinco Villas located, mountainous in the north, m in the Sierra de Santo Domingo to over 1,100 towering Uncastillo is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain . On January 1, 2019, the municipality on the Río Riguel had 636 inhabitants.
history
The in prehistoric times by the Suessetanern and in the aftermath Roman populated place came in the Reconquista first to Navarre and later to Aragon .
Population development
Demographic data for Uncastillo from 1842 to 2007:
1842 | 1877 | 1887 | 1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2007 |
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1,905 | 2,571 | 2,562 | 2,814 | 2,758 | 3,094 | 3,439 | 3,832 | 3,629 | 3,120 | 2,729 | 1,506 | 999 | 961 | 883 | 863 | 819 |
economy
Uncastillo's economy is mainly based on agriculture and livestock (mainly sheep). In addition to the processing of agricultural products, tourism is also important.
Attractions
- Romanesque parish church of San Martín
- Romanesque parish church of Santa María la Mayor
- Romanesque church of San Juan with wall paintings
- San Andrés Church
- Romanesque Church of San Felices
- Castle (castello)
- Gothic palace of Peter IV
- Synagogue in the Judería
- Casa consistorial (town hall)
- Castello de Sibirana in the Sierra de Santo Domingo
Town twinning
literature
- Guide Total: Pirineo Aragonès. 3rd edition, Grupo Anaya, Madrid 2005, ISBN 84-9776-047-6 , pp. 167-168.
Web links
Commons : Uncastillo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España